Connecting philosophy, and philosophers, to ecological research

Ecology is about relationships.  Not only about relationships between organisms and their environment, but also how humans decide to relate to nature (think applied ecology, human dimensions).  But this is also a fundamentally philosophical and ethical pursuit.  Any of the natural sciences can inspire thinking about the human-nature relationship.  But the science alone is not prescriptive, and therefore not adequate to allow us to arrive at wise ways of living in the world.  It is only through a combination of facts and values, the realm of science and the realm of philosophy TOGETHER, that we will find what we seek.