About W.I.S.E.
The Western Institute for Study of the Environment is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and a collaboration of environmental scientists, resource professionals and practitioners, and the interested public.
Our mission is to further advancements in knowledge and environmental stewardship across a spectrum of related environmental disciplines and professions. We are ready, willing, and able to teach good stewardship and caring for the land.
W.I.S.E. provides a free, on-line set of post-graduate courses in environmental studies, currently fifty Topics in eight Colloquia, each containing book and article reviews, original papers, and essays. In addition, we present three Commentary sub-sites, a news clipping sub-site, and a fire tracking sub-site. Reviews and original articles are archived in our Library.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James L. Buchal
Gregory J. Brenner
Michael E. Dubrasich - Exec Dir
W.I.S.E. FELLOWS
in development
STAFF
Michael E. Dubrasich - Exec Dir
David A. Somers - Contributing Editor