Speaker: Jamie Barbour Executive Order 14072, Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, among other things, instructs the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to define mature and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]