John Thomas Howell - Tiburon, CA - Dedicated Benches on Waymarking.com

Ring Mountain preserve, a local treasure
Ramble these hills for natural pleasure
Clear days with views -- few can complete
Foggy, drips atmosphere, imagination's replete
Here find a bench to rest you a while
And remember the botanist who documented these miles.

John Thomas Howell (1903-1994) was a botanist and author of "Marin Flora" -- which remains the "only comprehensive identification guide to the county’s native and naturalized plants" (http://cnps.org/store.php?crn=52&rn=382&action=show_detail)
He became a curator at the California Academy of Sciences in the late 1920s and has a chair named for him at that institution. He was a protege and frequent traveling companion of the famous Alice Eastwood. If you have walked the trails of Ring Mountain, you may already be familiar with the plaque memorializing Howell's 80th birthday. Come, have a sit, enjoy the views, and share Howell's love of Marin County's natural diversity.

A brief wiki article: (visit link)

Calif Academy of Sciences milestone (http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/150/botany.html):
1929
Curator John Thomas Howell’s interest in the botany of California will lead to more than 500 publications including,
in 1970, Marin Flora.

Where is this bench located?: High on a ridge in the Ring Mountain Preserve. Exquisite views. Plenty of natural history -- rock and flora. Who is this bench honoring?: John Thomas Howell

Visit Instructions:
To log this waymark you can take a photo of the entire bench. You may have yourself (Sitting of course) or your GPS in the photo. A photo is not required, but encouraged.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/12/2012 Tygress visited it