<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The world has lost a great scientist. Sandra was a role model to many of us, a winning combination of toughness, fun, and commitment. She will be greatly missed.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Whendee L. Silver<br class="">Professor of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry and<br class="">Rudy Grah Endowed Chair in Forestry and Sustainability,<br class="">Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management<br class="">********************************<br class="">Mailing address:<br class="">130 Mulford Hall #3114<br class="">University of California<br class="">Berkeley CA, 94720<br class="">phone 510-643-3074</div></div></div>
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 15, 2017, at 5:06 AM, Gonzalez, Grizelle -FS <<a href="mailto:ggonzalez@fs.fed.us" class="">ggonzalez@fs.fed.us</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">With much respect, sharing the sad news. May she rest in peace.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span id="cid:image001.png@01D2869C.77BAD9C0"><image001.png></span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 906px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dr. Grizelle González<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Project Leader<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Forest Service<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 116, 46);" class="">International Institute of Tropical Forestry<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" class="">p: 787-764-7800<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">f: 787-766-6302<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><a href="mailto:ggonzalez@fs.fed.us" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">ggonzalez@fs.fed.us</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="ES-PR" style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" class="">Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Ceiba St.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">San Juan, PR 00926<br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" class=""><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="ES-PR" style="color: blue;" class="">www.fs.fed.us</span></a></span><span lang="ES-PR" style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></span><a href="http://usda.gov/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span id="cid:image002.png@01D2869C.77BAD9C0"><image002.png></span></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/forestservice" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span id="cid:image003.png@01D2869C.77BAD9C0"><image003.png></span></span></a><a href="http://facebook.com/USDA" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span id="cid:image004.png@01D2869C.77BAD9C0"><image004.png></span></span></a><span lang="ES-PR" style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 116, 46);" class="">Caring for the land and serving people<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sanchez, Lia -FS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Lugo, Ariel -FS<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:11 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FS-pdl iitf all <<a href="mailto:pdl_iitf_all@ms.fs.fed.us" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">pdl_iitf_all@ms.fs.fed.us</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Passing of Dr. Sandra Brown<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class="">Dr. Sandra Brown passed away at her home in Wales on February 13, 2017.<o:p class=""></o:p></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sandra was a strong Institute collaborator who spent time with us in the early 1980s and was responsible for many Institute publications dealing with the Luquillo Experimental Forest and the global role of tropical forests in the carbon cycle.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">She received a Conservation Award from us during the 75th Anniversary celebration, which was the last time she visited us.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For a tribute to the scientific career of Dr. Brown, visit: ‘CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS WORLD WITHOUT FORESTS?’ in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="https://www.winrock.org/can-you-imagine-this-world-without-forests/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.winrock.org/can-you-imagine-this-world-without-forests/</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">May she rest in peace.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="480" style="width: 5in;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 622px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span id="cid:image001.png@01D2869C.77BAD9C0"><image001.png></span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 306px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 2.25pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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