1.   But the pristine realm of marshes, river channels, cottonwood stands, cedar groves and Douglas fir is threatened by development and logging.

2.   More than a dozen pieces by American and European sculptors are woven into the cedar groves and oak and hickory forest.

3.   The agreement, to preserve an ancient cedar grove at Upper Priest Lake, was forged on Friday after five years of negotiations.

4.   With four powdery tosses, Meiko Mori sprinkles the crushed bone and ashen remains of her father over the leafy undergrowth of a silent cedar grove that he loved.