Virginia H. Dale is an ecologist seeking solutions for issues dealing with land use change, forest development after disturbances, landscape ecology, and environmental decision making. She obtained her Ph.D. in mathematical ecology from the University of Washington. She is a corporate fellow in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, where she has been a staff member since 1984. She has worked on developing modeling tools and indicators for resource management, vegetation recovery subsequent to disturbances, effects of air pollution and climate change...