With world-renowned Dr. Dominick Dellasala
Sunday, December 17th — 6-7:30 pm
Sons of Norway Scandia Hall
131 W. 5th Street
Port Angeles, WA
Dr. DellaSala will be coming to Port Angeles and giving a special presentation about the values of our local older forests which have not yet reached old-growth, and why we need to let them grow into old-growth, now more than ever.
There will also be a presentation about the City of Port Angeles’ application for protection of 3000 acres of older forest in the Elwha watershed, under the state Department of Natural Resources’ Trust Land Transfer program–link here.
Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala is Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, and former President of the Society for Conservation Biology, North America Section. He is an internationally renowned author of over 300 science papers on forest and fire ecology, conservation biology, endangered species management, and landscape ecology. He has appeared in National Geographic, Science Magazine, Scientific American, Time, NY Times, USA Today, Jim Lehrer News Hour, CNN, MSNBC, “Living on Earth (NPR),” several PBS documentaries and even Fox News! Dominick has served on numerous committees, including White House Council task forces on forests. Dominick is motivated by his work to leave a living planet for his daughters, grandkids and all those that follow.
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