diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index 3dba20f262..832043d441 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -518,16 +518,16 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
         # region Setup methods
 
-        protected override PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene()
+        protected override PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene(string osSceneIdentifier)
         {
-            return GetPhysicsScene(m_configSettings.PhysicsEngine, m_configSettings.MeshEngineName, m_config.Source);
+            return GetPhysicsScene(
+                m_configSettings.PhysicsEngine, m_configSettings.MeshEngineName, m_config.Source, osSceneIdentifier);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Handler to supply the current status of this sim
-        ///
-        /// Currently this is always OK if the simulator is still listening for connections on its HTTP service
         /// </summary>
+        /// Currently this is always OK if the simulator is still listening for connections on its HTTP service
         protected class SimStatusHandler : IStreamedRequestHandler
         {
             public byte[] Handle(string path, Stream request,
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs
index ce978dfe2c..cc3edff594 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/RegionApplicationBase.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
         protected SceneManager m_sceneManager = new SceneManager();
         
         protected abstract void Initialize();
-        protected abstract PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene();
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a new physics scene.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// 
+        /// <param name="osSceneIdentifier">
+        /// The name of the OpenSim scene this physics scene is serving.  This will be used in log messages.  
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>        
+        protected abstract PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene(string osSceneIdentifier);
+        
         protected abstract StorageManager CreateStorageManager();
         protected abstract ClientStackManager CreateClientStackManager();
         protected abstract Scene CreateScene(RegionInfo regionInfo, StorageManager storageManager,
@@ -99,13 +109,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             m_httpServer.Start();
         }
 
-        protected PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene(string engine, string meshEngine, IConfigSource config)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a new physics scene.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="engine">The name of the physics engine to use</param>
+        /// <param name="meshEngine">The name of the mesh engine to use</param>
+        /// <param name="config">The configuration data to pass to the physics and mesh engines</param>
+        /// <param name="osSceneIdentifier">
+        /// The name of the OpenSim scene this physics scene is serving.  This will be used in log messages.  
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        protected PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene(
+            string engine, string meshEngine, IConfigSource config, string osSceneIdentifier)
         {
             PhysicsPluginManager physicsPluginManager;
             physicsPluginManager = new PhysicsPluginManager();
             physicsPluginManager.LoadPluginsFromAssemblies("Physics");
             
-            return physicsPluginManager.GetPhysicsScene(engine, meshEngine, config);
+            return physicsPluginManager.GetPhysicsScene(engine, meshEngine, config, osSceneIdentifier);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -153,7 +174,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
 
             scene.LoadWorldMap();
 
-            scene.PhysicsScene = GetPhysicsScene();
+            scene.PhysicsScene = GetPhysicsScene(scene.RegionInfo.RegionName);
             scene.PhysicsScene.SetTerrain(scene.Heightmap.GetFloatsSerialised());
             scene.PhysicsScene.SetWaterLevel((float)regionInfo.RegionSettings.WaterHeight);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs
index 8a06eaadb7..5212f94d15 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Tests
             
             PhysicsPluginManager physicsPluginManager = new PhysicsPluginManager();
             physicsPluginManager.LoadPluginsFromAssembly("Physics/OpenSim.Region.Physics.BasicPhysicsPlugin.dll");
-            testScene.PhysicsScene = physicsPluginManager.GetPhysicsScene("basicphysics", "ZeroMesher", configSource);            
+            testScene.PhysicsScene = physicsPluginManager.GetPhysicsScene("basicphysics", "ZeroMesher", configSource, "test");            
                         
             return testScene;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
index 013c9cfd4d..3673302b2d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BasicPhysicsPlugin
             return true;
         }
 
-        public PhysicsScene GetScene()
+        public PhysicsScene GetScene(string sceneIdentifier)
         {
-            return new BasicScene();
+            return new BasicScene(sceneIdentifier);
         }
 
         public string GetName()
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BasicPhysicsPlugin
         private List<BasicActor> _actors = new List<BasicActor>();
         private float[] _heightMap;
 
-        public BasicScene()
+        string sceneIdentifier;
+
+        public BasicScene(string _sceneIdentifier)
         {
+            sceneIdentifier = _sceneIdentifier;
         }
 
         public override void Initialise(IMesher meshmerizer, IConfigSource config)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
index 4f1afdd9ec..8f5ffd8c96 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BulletXPlugin
             return true;
         }
 
-        public PhysicsScene GetScene()
+        public PhysicsScene GetScene(string sceneIdentifier)
         {
             if (_mScene == null)
             {
-                _mScene = new BulletXScene();
+                _mScene = new BulletXScene(sceneIdentifier);
             }
             return (_mScene);
         }
@@ -493,6 +493,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BulletXPlugin
         public IMesher mesher;
         // private IConfigSource m_config;
 
+        String identifier;
+
+        public BulletXScene(String sceneIdentifier)
+        {
+            identifier = sceneIdentifier;
+        }
 
         public static float Gravity
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsPluginManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsPluginManager.cs
index 428a586f7d..4ab8d448d9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsPluginManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsPluginManager.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
         /// <param name="meshEngineName"></param>
         /// <param name="config"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene(string physEngineName, string meshEngineName, IConfigSource config)
+        public PhysicsScene GetPhysicsScene(string physEngineName, string meshEngineName, IConfigSource config, string regionName)
         {
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(physEngineName))
             {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
             if (_PhysPlugins.ContainsKey(physEngineName))
             {
                 m_log.Info("[PHYSICS]: creating " + physEngineName);
-                PhysicsScene result = _PhysPlugins[physEngineName].GetScene();
+                PhysicsScene result = _PhysPlugins[physEngineName].GetScene(regionName);
                 result.Initialise(meshEngine, config);
                 return result;
             }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
     public interface IPhysicsPlugin
     {
         bool Init();
-        PhysicsScene GetScene();
+        PhysicsScene GetScene(String sceneIdentifier);
         string GetName();
         void Dispose();
     }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODETestClass.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODETestClass.cs
index 606134afeb..c913639072 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODETestClass.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODETestClass.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             // Loading Zero Mesher
             imp = new ZeroMesherPlugin();
             // Getting Physics Scene
-            ps = cbt.GetScene();
+            ps = cbt.GetScene("test");
             // Initializing Physics Scene.
             ps.Initialise(imp.GetMesher(),null);
             float[] _heightmap = new float[256 * 256];
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
index b066d0c471..d1a3ce7ac1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             return true;
         }
 
-        public PhysicsScene GetScene()
+        public PhysicsScene GetScene(String sceneIdentifier)
         {
             if (_mScene == null)
             {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                 // http://opensimulator.org/mantis/view.php?id=2750).
                 d.InitODE();
                 
-                _mScene = new OdeScene(ode);
+                _mScene = new OdeScene(ode, sceneIdentifier);
             }
             return (_mScene);
         }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
     public class OdeScene : PhysicsScene
     {
-        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private ILog m_log;
         // private Dictionary<string, sCollisionData> m_storedCollisions = new Dictionary<string, sCollisionData>();
 
         CollisionLocker ode;
@@ -270,8 +270,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         /// Sets many properties that ODE requires to be stable
         /// These settings need to be tweaked 'exactly' right or weird stuff happens.
         /// </summary>
-        public OdeScene(CollisionLocker dode)
-        {            
+        public OdeScene(CollisionLocker dode, string sceneIdentifier)
+        {
+            m_log 
+                = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.ToString() + "." + sceneIdentifier);
+
             OdeLock = new Object();
             ode = dode;
             nearCallback = near;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
index c8cbcf5f9a..04e3e75a0c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.POSPlugin
             return true;
         }
 
-        public PhysicsScene GetScene()
+        public PhysicsScene GetScene(string sceneIdentifier)
         {
-            return new POSScene();
+            return new POSScene(sceneIdentifier);
         }
 
         public string GetName()
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSScene.cs
index 9a4e92f7ef..43af72dbe3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSScene.cs
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.POSPlugin
         private float[] _heightMap;
         private const float gravity = -9.8f;
 
-        public POSScene()
+        string sceneIdentifier;
+
+        public POSScene(String _sceneIdentifier)
         {
+            sceneIdentifier = _sceneIdentifier;
         }
 
         public override void Initialise(IMesher meshmerizer, IConfigSource config)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
index 6502827a64..a7ee26d1f7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.PhysXPlugin
             return true;
         }
 
-        public PhysicsScene GetScene()
+        public PhysicsScene GetScene(string sceneIdentifier)
         {
             if (_mScene == null)
             {
-                _mScene = new PhysXScene();
+                _mScene = new PhysXScene(sceneIdentifier);
             }
             return (_mScene);
         }
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.PhysXPlugin
         private NxPhysicsSDK mySdk;
         private NxScene scene;
 
-        public PhysXScene()
+        string sceneIdentifier;
+        public PhysXScene(string _sceneIdentifier)
         {
+            sceneIdentifier = _sceneIdentifier;
+
             mySdk = NxPhysicsSDK.CreateSDK();
             Console.WriteLine("Sdk created - now creating scene");
             scene = mySdk.CreateScene();