Lori Hennings is a senior natural resource scientist for Metro, the regional government in the Portland, Oregon area. For the past 20 years she has helped plan and care for the 17,000+ acres of natural areas Metro tends on behalf of the public. She has a strong interest in integrating conservation across spatial scales. Lori helps coordinate two large work groups, the Oak Prairie Work Group and the Regional Habitat Connectivity Work Group, and keeps abreast of the scientific literature to inform Metro’s work. She received a M.Sc. in Wildlife Science/Forest Science from OSU, and a B.Sc. in Biology from Portland State University.