The Tongass temperate rainforest in southeast Alaska has been called “North America’s lungs” as towering spruce and hemlock absorb and store vast amounts of carbon dioxide. The forest is also incredibly rich in wildlife: spawning salmon jam streams...
The USDA is developing a climate strategy in response to President Biden’s Executive Order and requested stakeholder input (see the Federal Register link here). These are our comments: Wild Heritage Comments USDAEO Climate Change 2021
Read the letter Wild Heritage and partners sent to the Biden Administration outlining our views on a forest strategy for achieving the U.S. 30×30 objective: IntAct Primary Forest McCarthy Letter FINAL
Earth Day turned 51 on April 22. Our Chief Scientist, Dr. Dominick DellaSala, points out the accomplishments and challenges ahead for a planet in peril: Contemplating Earth Day’s 51-year midlife...
Our Chief Scientist Dr. Dominick DellaSala joins representatives from the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and the tribal village of Kake, Alaska in calling on the Biden Administration to protect old forests and large trees as part of its climate...
The Biden administration is thankfully re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement and will announce its climate commitments at the end of this month. Wild Heritage is providing preliminary analyses of the carbon and climate importance of the Tongass and older forests and...
