The Nature Conservancy Appoints Dennis Wint to Board of Trustees

Wint to join Pennsylvania program

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — April 17, 2008 — The Nature Conservancy recently appointed Dennis M. Wint, President and CEO of The Franklin Institute, to the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy’s Pennsylvania Chapter.

Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy, a global non-profit organization has been instrumental in protecting and preserving more than 117 million acres worldwide. Its conservation efforts include work in major landscapes across Pennsylvania to protect forests, rivers, plants, animals, and natural communities, as well as exporting conservation knowledge developed here to other states and international conservation projects.

“Dr. Wint brings not only a passion for conservation but also tremendous experience in working across public and private sectors to develop solutions while inspiring a passion for science and learning. He is a valuable addition to our Board and an asset to the Conservancy as we engage public and private organizations to find solutions to the conservation threats facing all Pennsylvanians,” said Bill Kunze, Pennsylvania state director of The Nature Conservancy.

In addition to his position at The Franklin Institute., Dr. Wint also is a member of the boards of American Association of Museums and Association of Science-Technology Centers. He holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.

The Nature Conservancy also appointed Katherine Bishop, CEO of Lebanon Seaboard Corp., to the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy’s Pennsylvania Chapter. In addition to her position as the chairman, CEO and president of Lebanon Seaboard Corp., Bishop also is a trustee of Lebanon Valley College and a past chairperson of the Ben Franklin Technology Center. She holds a master’s degree in Management from Sloan School, MIT and in 1997 was selected as one of the 50 Best Businesswomen in PA.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.