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American author and conservationist
Laurie Wayburn
BornLaurie Andrea Wayburn
(1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 70)
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHarvard University, University of California, Davis
Occupation(s)Environmentalist, Executive
SpouseConstance Best
ChildrenElliott Wayburn-Best
Parents
RelativesWilliam Wayburn, Diana Wayburn, Cynthia Wayburn
AwardsJames Irvine Foundation Leadership Award (2008), Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award (2008)

Laurie Andrea Wayburn (born September 27, 1954) is an American author and conservationist. She was born to Peggy Wayburn and Edgar Wayburn on September 28, 1954. 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. She was the executive director of Point Reyes Bird Observatory from 1989 to 1991. She is the president and co-founder of Pacific Forest Trust. She received a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award and a Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award in 2008.

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  1. ^ Author and Environmental Advocate: Peggy Wayburn (PDF). Regional Oral History Office. 1992. p. xiv. OCLC 227489784.
  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. Retrieved September 25, 2020.


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