Connecticut Senator George P. McLean helped establish lasting legal protections for birds, overseeing passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, landmark environmental protection legislation still in effect today. Author Will Greeley, McLean’s great-great nephew, puts McLean’s victory for birds in the context of his distinguished forty-five-year career marked by many acts of reform during […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Wetlands are the forgotten sibling of the prescribed fire world. While upland ecosystems across the Eastern U.S. have received significant attention for their fire-dependency, wetlands—characterized by their more episodic encounters with fire—rarely receive equitable fire management investments. Fire managers face unique challenges in these environments, where hydric soils, muck, and dense vegetation can […]

The Western Region COFE meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9, in Lebanon, OR. WR COFE is a regional chapter of the Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) for the western United States and British Columbia. COFE is an international professional organization formed to foster the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and education […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Wildland fire managers require an expanded toolbox for decision support in the context of an increasingly novel fuel and fire environment complicated by a changing climate, invasive species encroachment, and rapid increase in wildland-urban interface in many areas within the U.S.  Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) offers an efficient, cost-effective, and powerful tool for […]

The 2025 Mapping the Course conference will be held at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon January 22nd, 2025. This conference discusses opportunities and stressors in the North American forest industry, ongoing trends, issues, market forces, and helpful strategies among other topics. A networking social starts the conference the evening of Tuesday, January 21st. The […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools for fuels reduction, habitat improvement, and ecological restoration. Yet, there are challenges surrounding social acceptance in implementing prescribed fire programs across the region. This Fueling Collaboration panel discussion will explore the factors that influence public perception and acceptance of prescribed fire in land management. […]