Phyllis M. Faber

== Works ==

== Works ==

Phyllis specialized in [[Marsh|marshland]] vegetation: for more than 20 years<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phyllis Faber |url=https://www.biohabitats.com/newsletter/inspiring-women-of-ecology/women_phyllis-faber/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Biohabitats |language=en-US}}</ref> she monitored restoration projects in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. She also published two books on wetland plants. She taught biology classes at both [[College of Marin]] and [[Antioch University]] throughout her years.

Phyllis specialized in [[Marsh|marshland]] vegetation for more than 20 years<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phyllis Faber |url=https://www.biohabitats.com/newsletter/inspiring-women-of-ecology/women_phyllis-faber/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |last=Nelson |first=Amy |website=Biohabitats |language=en-US}}</ref>, monitoring restoration projects in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. She also published two books on wetland plants. She taught biology classes at both [[College of Marin]] and [[Antioch University]] throughout her years.

Her passion for broader environmental issues and planning drove her involvement in a 1972 campaign to create the [[1972 California Proposition 20|Coastal Zone Conservation Act, Proposition 20]], which established regional planning to protect coastal resources.

Her passion for broader environmental issues and planning drove her involvement in a 1972 campaign to create the [[1972 California Proposition 20|Coastal Zone Conservation Act, Proposition 20]], which established regional planning to protect coastal resources.

In September 1974, a group of passionate native plant enthusiasts established the Marin Chapter of the [[California Native Plant Society]], which was still a relatively new state organization at the time. Their enthusiasm and vision helped shape the organization, advocating for [[Native species|native plants]] in Marin County. Phyllis served as [[Legislation]] Chair on the Chapter Board and also participated in the Scholarship Committee. As a long-time representative on the Chapter Council, she fondly remembered that one of the biggest perks of attending the Chapter Council meetings was the full-day field trips with other [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]] members across California, which allowed her to become well-acquainted with the native flora of much of the state.

In September 1974, a group of passionate native plant enthusiasts established the Marin Chapter of the [[California Native Plant Society]], which was still a relatively new state organization at the time. Their enthusiasm and vision helped shape the organization, advocating for [[Native species|native plants]] in Marin County. Phyllis served as [[Legislation]] Chair on the Chapter Board and also participated in the Scholarship Committee. As a long-time representative on the Chapter Council, she fondly remembered that one of the biggest perks of attending the Chapter Council meetings was the full-day field trips with other [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]] members across California, which allowed her to become well-acquainted with the native flora of much of the state.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Phyllis served as the editor of the [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]] journal ''[[Fremontia (journal)|Fremontia]]'', maintaining the format set by her predecessor, Margedant Hayakawa. Beginning in 1989, she also took on the role of VP of Publications for [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]], where she expanded the organization's publishing efforts. Under her [[leadership]], CNPS released its first book, ''[https://cnpsmarin.org/phyllis-faber-environmental-activist/ California’s Changing Landscapes]'', followed by a series of local flora, and eventually the highly regarded ''California’s Wild Gardens''. Phyllis was also a member of the state [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]] Development and Membership Committee.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Phyllis served as the editor of the [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]] journal ''[[Fremontia (journal)|Fremontia]]'', maintaining the format set by her predecessor, Margedant Hayakawa. Beginning in 1989, she also took on the role of VP of Publications for [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]], where she expanded the organization's publishing efforts. Under her [[leadership]], CNPS released its first book, ''California’s Changing Landscapes]'', followed by a series of local flora, and eventually the highly regarded ''California’s Wild Gardens''. Phyllis was also a member of the state [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]] Development and Membership Committee.

In 1980, along with Ellen Strauss, she co-founded the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), the first such trust in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> The organization works to protect farmland in Marin County through the use of conservation easements, a model that has been replicated across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mission & History |url=https://malt.org/mission-history/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Marin Agricultural Land Trust |language=en}}</ref>

In 1980, along with Ellen Strauss, she co-founded the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), the first such trust in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> The organization works to protect farmland in Marin County through the use of conservation easements, a model that has been replicated across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mission & History |url=https://malt.org/mission-history/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Marin Agricultural Land Trust |language=en}}</ref>

In 1996, she was honored as a Fellow of [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]], a distinction given to the organization’s most exceptional contributors and leaders. [[University of California Press|UC Press]] hired Phyllis<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Buck Institute remembers Phyllis Faber: 1928 - 2023 |url=https://www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-buck-institute-remembers-phyllis-faber-1928-2023/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=BUCK |language=en-US}}</ref> as an editor to fully revise and update their collection of [[natural history]] guides.

In 1996, she was honored as a Fellow of [[California Native Plant Society|CNPS]], a distinction given to the organization’s most exceptional contributors and leaders. [[University of California Press|UC Press]] hired Phyllis<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Buck Institute remembers Phyllis Faber: 1928 - 2023 |url=https://www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-buck-institute-remembers-phyllis-faber-1928-2023/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=[[Buck Institute for Research on Aging]] |language=en-US}}</ref> as an editor to fully revise and update their collection of [[natural history]] guides.

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