Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala is chief scientist at Wild Heritage and former president of the Society for Conservation Biology, North America Section. Dominick has published >300 peer-reviewed articles and coauthored 9 award winning books. He has given plenary and keynote talks at academic conferences, the United Nations (UN) Earth Summit, and numerous international climate change and biodiversity summits. Dominick has contributed to National Geographic, Science Digest, Science Magazine, Scientific American, Time Magazine, Audubon Magazine, National Wildlife Magazine, High Country News, Terrain Magazine, the NY Times, the LA Times, USA Today, the Jim Lehrer News Hour, CNN, MSNBC, “Living on Earth (NPR),” and several PBS documentaries. He has served on the White House Council task force on forests, the US Fish & Wildlife Service northern spotted owl recovery plan, Oregon’s Global Warming Commission carbon task force reporting to the governor, and the USGS national biodiversity and climate change assessment. He is editor of seven scientific journals. Dominick is dedicated to leaving life on Earth for his two daughters, four grandkids, and all those that follow.