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Dominick A. DellaSala

Dominick A. DellaSala is chief scientist at Wild Heritage (wild-heritage.org) and an internationally recognized scholar with more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and nine coauthored books on wildfire ecology, temperate rainforests, endangered species, and speaking truth to power.
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‘Active Management’ Harms Forests — And It’s About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

Forest management approaches promoted as “resilience,” “restoration,” “fuel reduction,” and “forest health” often degrade natural systems and reduce carbon stocks.
May 9, 2025
by
Dominick A. DellaSala and David Lindenmayer and Diana Six
Forest management approaches promoted as “resilience,” “restoration,” “fuel reduction,” and “forest health” often degrade natural systems and reduce carbon stocks.

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