Reversing the damage done

is hard work. As career conservationists, we learned that firsthand in our efforts to restore alpine meadows on Mount Rainier, remove dams on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, and reintroduce wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Area. These achievements required broad coalitions working toward a common goal. Restoration of good governance—laws, regulations, policies, a professional workforce and leadership in confronting climate change and establishing environmental justice—is also hard work. And it too will require an expanded