overview of the unique characteristics of United States (U.S.) forests and sustainable. forestry practices, the reinforcing system of federal and state forest management laws, and the U.S. certification programs that further support sustainable forestry.
Meeting with the Mentor: The hero encounters someone who can give him advice and ready him for the journey ahead. Crossing the First Threshold: The hero leaves his ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure. Tests, Allies, Enemies: The hero learns the rules of his new world. During this time, he endures tests of strength of will, meets friends, and comes face to face with foes.
the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud. 2. the limit or point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 3. a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.