▁University ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁M . A . ▁in ▁bot any / plant ▁e col ogy ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁bot any / plant ▁e col ogy ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁ad vised ▁by ▁John ▁Mar r , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ar ctic ▁and ▁Al pine ▁Research . ▁She ▁wrote ▁Land ▁A bove ▁the ▁Tre es : ▁A ▁Guide ▁to ▁American ▁Al pine ▁T und ra ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁with ▁co author - ill ustr ator ▁Ann ▁Zw inger , ▁revis ing ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁she ▁directed ▁the ▁Thor ne ▁Institute ▁in ▁Asp en , ▁Colorado ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Club ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Open ▁Space ▁Council . ▁Will ard ▁promoted ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Flor issant ▁F oss il ▁B eds ▁National ▁Monument . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁CE Q ▁she ▁ad vised ▁on ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Al aska ▁P ipeline ▁System . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁CE Q ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Colorado ▁School ▁of ▁M ines ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁school ' s ▁environmental ▁sciences ▁program , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁Out standing ▁Environment al ▁Le ad ership ▁Award . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁botan ists ▁Category :