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Leadership Story
Fellow Sarah Myhre is a woman, a scientist, and a climate advocate. Are these strengths in a climate crisis?, asked a recent profile of her on Grist.
“I think you can be both rigorous and objective and be human at the same time,” Myhre says. “And I have come to a place where I’m no longer willing to divorce my humanity from the science that I have participated in and am stewarding.”
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Friday, March 29 2019
Location: Palomino Restaurant & Bar, 345 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA
Fellows, Trustees, Switzer family, and friends will gather on Friday night, March 29, 2019, to celebrate Lissa Widoff's tenure as Executive Director!
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Fellows in the News
Jan 23, 2019
In her last Cabinet nomination, Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday (January 18 ,2019) afternoon that she has chosen the president of Maine Farmland Trust to head the Maine Department of Agriculture,...Read more >
Jan 10, 2019
Fellow Ayana Johnson was featured in a "Strong Opinions Loosely Held" video on how ocean conservation is a social justice issue. Watch the video on FacebookRead more >
Jan 10, 2019
Fellow Ayana Johnson has started writing regularly on ocean conservation and other topics related to her work for Scientific American's online column Observations. Recent posts include: 9 Ocean...Read more >
Jan 10, 2019
In response to the growing problem of drinking water contaminated with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a new analysis shows that many states are establishing their own guideline levels...Read more >
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