What is your vision of the future of ecology?

Ecology has a strong base of conceptual clarity and empirical rigor.  Ecology needs to 1) constantly strengthen and extend this foundation, but it also needs to: 2) become more diverse in persons, career types, and social roles, 3) integrate across the paradigmatic contrasts within the field, 4) recognize that science is a unified system consisting of discovery, nurturing its community, and connecting with society, 5) learn how to better communicate with various publics and actors, and 6) become fearless in these pursuits, ultimately contributing to the ethical stance of environmental stewardship.