Bedford Area Master Gardeners Association
Virginia Cooperative Extension
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Linda Fink is a field biologist with expertise in ecology, entomology, conservation, and animal behavior. Recently retired, she was the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Ecology at Sweet Briar College. Professor Fink has a B.A. from Amherst College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in zoology from the University of Florida. In collaboration with her late husband, monarch butterfly expert Lincoln Brower, she published research on the ecology, physiology and conservation of monarch butterflies. She has received research funding from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science Education.