The world watched in collective horror last year as massive wildfires grew out of control around the globe – bigger, hotter and faster than ever recorded. The Amazon, Australia, Siberia, California, Oregon, Washington, to name a few, were the hardest hit. British Columbia had a quieter fire season than anticipated last year, with over […]

When I started with Spectrum, the forest was my office, trees were my currency and, in those days, the only numbers I tracked were the number of trees I put in the ground each day. In those forests I found my friends, I found my husband, and I found myself. I planted my last tree […]

Over the last two years, I have learned too many leadership concepts, developed too many skillsets, and have been introduced to, and have shared memorable moments, with far too many people to cite. In an attempt to make my capstone article more captivating to you, the reader, I have opted to go about this in […]

“Not again!” That’s how many of us react to incidents that occur around us or in our area of operations. Often times, there are similar or consistent root causes that set up the chain of events. When it comes to the human element in incidents, we can often identify one or more of the following […]