Jan Washburn - Celebrating his Legacy with a Garden Memorial

In January this year, we lost one of the most wonderful and loved people in many of our lives - Jan Washburn. He was a friend, husband, brother, uncle, and in-law; an ecologist, entomologist, biologist, and naturalist; an educator, collaborator, author, colleague, mentee, mentor, researcher, scientific advisor, docent, and protege; an artist, and more.

We are raising funds to create a memorial for Jan to be placed in the University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden that he loved and where he served as a docent for many years. 

We are working with an acclaimed bronze sculptor, Kirk McGuire, to create an artistic tribute to Jan - reflecting his passion to understand and share with so many others the wonders of the natural world around us.