V. Alaric Sample is president of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation in Washington, DC, and a fellow of the Society of American Foresters. He is author of numerous research papers, articles, and books on topics in national and international forest policy.  R. Patrick Bixler is a research fellow with the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin, and a senior fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation. His work focuses on the intersection of ecology, economy, and governance in both large intact landscapes and urban contexts. He has published research on issues of land and water management, biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, residential development, and urban resilience.  Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College. He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of twenty-nine books and a regular contributor of essays, commentary, and reviews to professional journals, newspapers, and online media.

“[This volume] addresses a very urgent issue . . . [and] needs to be read by everyone who is engaged in forest conservation and management.”—Ian Spellerberg, Lincoln University​"[W]​ell researched and written by authors who represent the transdisciplinary nature of research on climate change impacts and policy in the context of forest environments.​ . . . a great addition to a reading list in an environmental management course or as a standalone reader for a university course on forest conservation. The extensive bibliography also serves as an excellent reference on this topic.​"​—CHOICE​"[A] valuable resource reader. Its breadth and diversity of chapters would serve well as a source of selected readings in undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars on the topic." —Ecology"Environmental historians studying recent fire and water policies, and federal forestry institutions will find useful essays but also tough questions about their place in this new human age." —Environmental History

V. Alaric Sample is president of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation in Washington, DC, and a fellow of the Society of American Foresters. He is author of numerous research papers, articles, and books on topics in national and international forest policy.  R. Patrick Bixler is a research fellow with the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin, and a senior fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation. His work focuses on the intersection of ecology, economy, and governance in both large intact landscapes and urban contexts. He has published research on issues of land and water management, biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, residential development, and urban resilience.  Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College. He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of twenty-nine books and a regular contributor of essays, commentary, and reviews to professional journals, newspapers, and online media.

“[This volume] addresses a very urgent issue . . . [and] needs to be read by everyone who is engaged in forest conservation and management.”—Ian Spellerberg, Lincoln University​"[W]​ell researched and written by authors who represent the transdisciplinary nature of research on climate change impacts and policy in the context of forest environments.​ . . . a great addition to a reading list in an environmental management course or as a standalone reader for a university course on forest conservation. The extensive bibliography also serves as an excellent reference on this topic.​"​—CHOICE​"[A] valuable resource reader. Its breadth and diversity of chapters would serve well as a source of selected readings in undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars on the topic." —Ecology"Environmental historians studying recent fire and water policies, and federal forestry institutions will find useful essays but also tough questions about their place in this new human age." —Environmental History