Laurie Wayburn

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Laurie Wayburn
Born
Laurie Andrea Wayburn

(1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 70)
CitizenshipAmerican
Education Harvard University, University of California, Davis
Occupation(s) Environmentalist, Executive
Spouse Constance Best
Children Elliott Wayburn-Best
Parents
Relatives William Wayburn, Diana Wayburn, Cynthia Wayburn
Awards James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award (2008), Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award (2008)

Laurie Andrea Wayburn (born September 27, 1954) [1] is an American author and conservationist. She was born to Peggy Wayburn and Edgar Wayburn [2] on September 28, 1954. [1] Wayburn is a direct descendant of Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, a prominent early Jewish leader in San Francisco and rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El. She transferred to Harvard University after a year at the University of California, Davis, and later graduated from Harvard University. [2] She was the executive director of Point Reyes Bird Observatory from 1989 to 1991. [3] She is the president and co-founder of Pacific Forest Trust. She received a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award [4] and a Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award [5] in 2008.

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  1. 1 2 Author and Environmental Advocate: Peggy Wayburn (PDF). Regional Oral History Office. 1992. p. xiv. OCLC   227489784.
  2. 1 2 Brown, Nell Porter (May 2010). "Seeing the Forest for Its Trees". Harvard Magazine . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ralph, C. John; Geupel, Geoffrey R. (2019). "Point Reyes Bird Observatory to Point Blue Conservation Science: the Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions of an Innovative, Non-Profit, Science Organization" (PDF). Contributions to The History of North American Ornithology. Vol. IV. Nuttall Ornithological Club. pp. 393, 396. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "In recognition". San Francisco Chronicle . July 30, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2020. Laurie Wayburn, co-founder and president of Pacific Forest Trust, for collaborative approach to conserving California's natural resources.
  5. ↑ "Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award". Land Trust Alliance . Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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