ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wayne R. Ferren Jr.  is a conscientious objector who performed alternative civilian service during the Vietnam War at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. He earned a bachelor of geology and a master of biology from Rutgers University. He worked as a botanist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for 26 years, serving in various capacities, including the executive director of the Museum of Systematics and Ecology; director of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve; and assistant director of the UCSB Natural Reserve System. He is the author of numerous scientific articles and the recipient of many environmental awards and acknowledgments.

Nancy Novick, “Alumni Profiles,” Rutgers Alumni Newsletter, March 30, 2021:
https://alumni.rutgers.edu/stay-connected/alumni-news-and-stories/a-conscientious-objectors-story/