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COVER PHOTO: An Erman’s birch (Betula ermanii) forest in September 2016 at the treeline on Mount Norikura, central Japan. Windblown aphids originating in these forests drift uphill and fall on alpine snowpacks. They become critical foods for alpine birds, as described in Iijima and Murakami (doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70037). In autumn, the area turns yellow due to the autumn leaves of Erman’s birch. Photo credit: Daichi Iijima.

This photograph illustrates the article “Removing dead coral after marine heatwaves can mitigate coral-algae competition and increase viable coral recruitment” by Kai L. Kopecky, Gaia Pavoni, Massimiliano Corsini, Andrew J. Brooks, Bartholomew P. DiFiore, Fabio Menna, and Erica Nocerino published in Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.70077

Working collaboratively is a critical ecology practice, yet professional training in how to design and implement group work in our courses is limited. We offer suggestions from the literature and our own experience to help instructors enhance collaborative learning in their course. We also share professional development workshop materials that can build these teaching skills for the ecology education community. We invite instructors to adopt and lead our workshop at their home institutions and other professional society meetings. By working together to improve our collaborative curricula, we practice the skills we hope to instill in our students.

These photographs illustrate the article “Facilitated migration could bolster migrant passage through anthropogenically altered ecosystems” by Benjamin P Burford, Jeremy J Notch, William R Poytress, and Cyril J Michel, published in Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.70070

These photographs illustrate the article “Body size as a mediator of climatic effects: insights from a long-term study of social Iberian magpies” by Jesús Miguel Avilés, Carlos de la Cruz, Erick González-Medina, Auxiliadora Villegas, Juliana Valencia, and José Antonio Masero published in Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70130.

Education has been and remains an important focus within the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Since the late 1980s, the number of initiatives, sections, and committees devoted to education, especially at the undergraduate level, has increased greatly. The purpose of this article is to identify and describe the education-related initiatives and groups within ESA (as of May 2025), especially to provide information for new members. Education activities within ESA are coordinated by the Office for Education and Diversity Programs (OEDP). The Education Committee, which reports to ESA’s Governing Board, engages in various education-related activities on behalf of the Board. Three sections within the ESA address education: the Education Section, the Researchers at Undergraduate Institutions, and the Communication and Engagement Section. ESA’s Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) framework was endorsed by the Society’s Governing Board in 2018 and is overseen by a 4DEE Sub-Committee. Three working groups currently help to implement aspects of 4DEE, including nonmajors and general education, video and media, and integration. The ESA sponsors various online resources to support education, including the EcoEdDL digital library, the EcoEd email listserv, and the Teaching with Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) online journal. Education has become an integral part of the ESA’s Annual Meeting, where attendees can find numerous oral presentations, poster sessions and workshops, including the popular Resources for Ecology Education Fair and Share (REEFS). The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) initiative is ESA’s flagship outreach program. The OEDP sponsors a Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference (LDC) that meets annually or semi-annually. Each year, the ESA formally recognizes an outstanding ecology educator through its Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education. ESA members wishing to become involved in ESA’s education initiatives should visit http://www.esa.org/education for more information.

These photographs illustrate the article “Colonizers on the road: European bee-eaters shift nest-site selection to roadside habitats” by Jacinto Román, Julio Blas, Giulia Bastianelli, Miguel A. Suárez-Couselo, Eloy Revilla, and Marcello D’Amico published in Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70125

These photographs illustrate the article “A sensory ecology of fear: Eye size predicts moonlight avoidance responses in Neotropical electric fishes” by Lok Poon, Michael A. Haag, Jorge Molina, and William G. R. Crampton published in Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70133