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UK’s Drax targets California forests for two major wood pellet plants
Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) and Drax target forests to establish large wood pellet plants in California.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/uks-drax-targets-california-forests-for-two-major-wood-pellet-plants/
Scientists call on the White House to protect Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Read the letter by scientists to President Biden, Secretary Haaland, Senator Schumer, and Advisor Zaidi - to oppose legislation that would privatize 115,200 acres of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, opening up more than 80,000 acres of old-growth forests to logging,...
Comments On Notice of Intent To Amend Region 5 And 6 Forest Plans Under The Northwest Forest Plan
Read the comments submitted by Wild Heritage on the Northwest Forest Plan
Letter from Scientists to President Biden Requesting Moratorium on Logging of MOG and Large Trees
Scientists call for a moratorium to protect Mature and Old Growth, and large trees. Scientist Letter to President Biden on Moratorium Wild Heritage Comments on Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions
Wild Heritage’s 2023 Highlights
Read about our 2023 accomplishments in Primary and Old Growth forest protection in North America and globally: Wild Heritage's 2023 Highlights
Climate-responsible forestry in Northstar’s Global Climate Rescue Plan
Read about climate-responsible forestry as Wild Heritage's Chief Scientist, Dominick A. DellaSala discusses how to decarbonize forestry by protecting MOG and primary forests in Northstar's Climate Rescue Plan (see pages 63-75) Read the full report:...
See our new publication on An Ecoregional Conservation Assessment for the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion of AZ & NM, USA : DellaSala et al. 2023
An Ecoregional Conservation Assessment for Forests and Woodlands of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion, Northcentral Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico, USA
Letter from Scientists Regarding Canada’s Definition of Forest Degradation
Scientists urge Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau to now recognize and address forest degradation domestically, properly defined according to ecological, rather than economic, indicators, and to support, rather than hinder, global policymaking that advances efforts to...
A Primer on Forests as Natural Climate Solutions
Read how home hardening and defensible space pave the way to protecting communities in this primer by Wild Heritage's Chief Scientist, Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala: A Primer on Forests as Natural Climate Solutions
Determining Threats and Conservation Needs for Mature-Old Growth (MOG) Forests: White Paper
Please see our white paper highlighting the need for making the distinction between anthropogenic vs. natural disturbances in assigning risk factors in the MOG threat assessment: MatureOldGrowththreats-conservation-dellasala-8-3-2023
