Media

January 2023 - Current

It’s Time to Protect the Northern Rockies
“This is an important time for the Black Ram Climate Refuge and the Northern Rockies … With climate chaos spinning super-charged hurricanes, massive flooding, heat domes, and even fires in Hawaii, we all need to be part of the solution.” – Domick Dellasala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/08/its-time-to-protect-the-northern-rockies/

Why people rally around a rainforest – in England
Fully 20% of Britain’s land surface is thought to host the right kind of climate for temperate rainforest, and yet a mere 1% is still covered by this luxuriant habitat. Domick Dellasala, Wild Heritage’s Chief Scientist, on logging young growth trees: “… we really need to scale up the level of protection and restoration in these areas, otherwise we have so much to lose.”

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0816/Why-people-rally-around-a-rainforest-in-England

U.S. Forest Service awards grants to boost Tongass Logging
The U.S. Forest Service awarded grants this summer that could revitalize the logging industry in the Tongass National Forest. Dellasala, Wild Heritage’s Chief Scientist, on logging young growth trees: “… we need timber and we can be smarter about where we get it from, how we do it.”

https://www.kfsk.org/2023/07/06/forest-service-tongass-logging-grants/

Study links tree genetics to biodiversity patterns
A new study offers a model for reforestation efforts in cottonwood tree communities in the Southwest. Researchers linked tree genetic variation to community biodiversity at the continental scale.

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-links-tree-genetics-biodiversity-patterns.html

Podcast: What’s going on with old growth forests?
Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of the Earth Island Institute, to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect old growth and mature forests and reducing wildfire risk through forest management.

https://westernpriorities.org/2023/06/whats-going-on-with-old-growth-forests/

Biden’s Forest Service Is Dragging Its Feet On Protecting Ancient Trees From Logging
Critics say it is time for the White House to make demands of the Forest Service instead of letting the agency advance pro-logging policies.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-old-growth-forest-service_n_64938b63e4b02f808ab3632f

Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the US West’s wildfires. It won’t be enough
“Insect infestation, drought stress, and all of that is related to the climate,” said Wild Heritage chief scientist Dominick DellaSalla. “I don’t think you can get out of it by thinning.”

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-forest-thinning-community-risk-biden-9d77309cb9e7520069b3c575d850aadc

US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government lands.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-plans-new-forest-protections-issues-growth-inventory-98717681

Experts on old-growth forests review the federal inventory of older forests
Dr. Dominick DellaSalla, chief scientist at Wild Heritage, and Dr. Richard Birdsey at Woodwell Climate Research Center comprehensively review what they find and do not find in the inventory.

https://www.ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-exchange/2023-05-17/thu-9-am-experts-on-old-growth-forests-review-the-federal-inventory-of-older-forests

Kentucky Residents Angered by U.S. Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
Biden pledged to protect old-growth trees, but proposed clear-cutting in national forests collides with climate policy.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032023/kentucky-old-trees-young-forest-carbon-storage/

Biden admin may boost carbon storage in national forests – https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/01/05/biden-admin-may-boost-carbon-storage-in-national-forests-00076546

January 2023 - Current

U.S. Forest Service awards grants to boost Tongass Logging
The U.S. Forest Service awarded grants this summer that could revitalize the logging industry in the Tongass National Forest. Dellasala, Wild Heritage’s Chief Scientist on logging young growth trees: “… we need timber and we can be smarter about where we get it from, how we do it.”

https://www.kfsk.org/2023/07/06/forest-service-tongass-logging-grants/https://phys.org/news/2023-06-links-tree-genetics-biodiversity-patterns.html

Study links tree genetics to biodiversity patterns
A new study offers a model for reforestation efforts in cottonwood tree communities in the Southwest. Researchers linked tree genetic variation to community biodiversity at the continental scale.

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-links-tree-genetics-biodiversity-patterns.html

Podcast: What’s going on with old growth forests?
Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of the Earth Island Institute, to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect old growth and mature forests and reducing wildfire risk through forest management.

https://westernpriorities.org/2023/06/whats-going-on-with-old-growth-forests/

Biden’s Forest Service Is Dragging Its Feet On Protecting Ancient Trees From Logging
Critics say it is time for the White House to make demands of the Forest Service instead of letting the agency advance pro-logging policies.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-old-growth-forest-service_n_64938b63e4b02f808ab3632f

Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the US West’s wildfires. It won’t be enough
“Insect infestation, drought stress, and all of that is related to the climate,” said Wild Heritage chief scientist Dominick DellaSalla. “I don’t think you can get out of it by thinning.”

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-forest-thinning-community-risk-biden-9d77309cb9e7520069b3c575d850aadc

US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government lands.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-plans-new-forest-protections-issues-growth-inventory-98717681

Experts on old-growth forests review the federal inventory of older forests
Dr. Dominick DellaSalla, chief scientist at Wild Heritage, and Dr. Richard Birdsey at Woodwell Climate Research Center comprehensively review what they find and do not find in the inventory.

https://www.ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-exchange/2023-05-17/thu-9-am-experts-on-old-growth-forests-review-the-federal-inventory-of-older-forests

Kentucky Residents Angered by U.S. Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
Biden pledged to protect old-growth trees, but proposed clear-cutting in national forests collides with climate policy.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032023/kentucky-old-trees-young-forest-carbon-storage/

Biden admin may boost carbon storage in national forests – https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/01/05/biden-admin-may-boost-carbon-storage-in-national-forests-00076546

January 2023 - Current

U.S. Forest Service awards grants to boost Tongass Logging
The U.S. Forest Service awarded grants this summer that could revitalize the logging industry in the Tongass National Forest. Dellasala, Wild Heritage’s Chief Scientist on logging young growth trees: “… we need timber and we can be smarter about where we get it from, how we do it.”

https://www.kfsk.org/2023/07/06/forest-service-tongass-logging-grants/https://phys.org/news/2023-06-links-tree-genetics-biodiversity-patterns.html

Study links tree genetics to biodiversity patterns
A new study offers a model for reforestation efforts in cottonwood tree communities in the Southwest. Researchers linked tree genetic variation to community biodiversity at the continental scale.

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-links-tree-genetics-biodiversity-patterns.html

Podcast: What’s going on with old growth forests?
Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of the Earth Island Institute, to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect old growth and mature forests and reducing wildfire risk through forest management.

https://westernpriorities.org/2023/06/whats-going-on-with-old-growth-forests/

Biden’s Forest Service Is Dragging Its Feet On Protecting Ancient Trees From Logging
Critics say it is time for the White House to make demands of the Forest Service instead of letting the agency advance pro-logging policies.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-old-growth-forest-service_n_64938b63e4b02f808ab3632f

Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the US West’s wildfires. It won’t be enough
“Insect infestation, drought stress, and all of that is related to the climate,” said Wild Heritage chief scientist Dominick DellaSalla. “I don’t think you can get out of it by thinning.”

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-forest-thinning-community-risk-biden-9d77309cb9e7520069b3c575d850aadc

US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government lands.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-plans-new-forest-protections-issues-growth-inventory-98717681

Experts on old-growth forests review the federal inventory of older forests
Dr. Dominick DellaSalla, chief scientist at Wild Heritage, and Dr. Richard Birdsey at Woodwell Climate Research Center comprehensively review what they find and do not find in the inventory.

https://www.ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-exchange/2023-05-17/thu-9-am-experts-on-old-growth-forests-review-the-federal-inventory-of-older-forests

Kentucky Residents Angered by U.S. Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
Biden pledged to protect old-growth trees, but proposed clear-cutting in national forests collides with climate policy.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032023/kentucky-old-trees-young-forest-carbon-storage/

Biden admin may boost carbon storage in national forests – https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/01/05/biden-admin-may-boost-carbon-storage-in-national-forests-00076546