The many years of Dr. Diana Tomback’s whitebark pine research got some recognition on December 2nd, when the whitebark pine was selected for possible protection under the Endangered Species Act. If the proposal is approved, whitebark pine would become listed as a “threatened” species under the ESA. Interest ran high for the whitebark pine proposed listing. There were several newspapers, online, and media interviews that Dr. Tomback did after the proposed  listing announcement.  Most reporters wanted to know about the importance of the pine and the threats to its survival. One interview Dr. Tomback did was with the Jefferson Public Radio (a service of Sothern Oregon University) you can read the full article here.  Other media were the Missoula Current interviews, and print or online media with the Washington Post and Wired Magazine.   

The Denver Post also interviewed Dr. Tomback for the article, “Colorado looks to logging to help re-balance forests in an era of climate triggered megafires”  By Bruce Finley | bfinley@denverpost.com | The Denver Post, PUBLISHED: December 7, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 7, 2020 at 9:17 p.m.

Dr. Tomback was also an ardent supporter and advocate in getting Proposition 114, Restore Grey Wolves.CO.Ballot Issue, passed  in last November’s elections. She is on the Colorado Sierra Club Wolf Team and a science advisor to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project.  You can read her comments in the Huffpost article, “Colorado Throws Itself to the Wolves”.