TESC professor re-elected to Nature Conservancy Board

From The Nature Conservancy:

Seattle -- Nalini Nadkarni, a professor at The Evergreen State College in Olympia and renowned forest canopy specialist, has returned to the board of trustees for the Washington chapter of the Nature Conservancy.

Nadkarni, who served on the Nature Conservancy's board from 1998 to 2004, is an ardent believer in the value of forest conservation. In 1994 she co-founded the International Canopy Network, a non-profit organization designed to facilitate communication among researchers, educators, and conservationists concerned with the welfare of forest canopies.