From the land Dolp has come to this important conclusion, fitting with the themes of
Braiding Sweetgrass: environmental science and restoration are not enough. What is needed is a change in mindset and cultural values to maintain that restoration, and to rebuild people’s connection to the land so that environmental disasters do not take place again. Dolp’s thoughts on forestry again look beyond pure science into the realm of art, beauty, and wisdom, just as Kimmerer has tried to do.