On Nov. 12, 2025, at the Washington National Cathedral, people from across the country gathered to celebrate the life of Dr. Jane Goodall—scientist, storyteller, and moral compass for our relationship with the natural world. It feels almost impossible to imagine a world without Jane’s voice: calm but unyielding, grounded in compassion, and fierce in truth. And yet, as we mourn, her memory lives on.

My last meeting with Jane was in March of this year, and it was characteristic of her tireless effort to make the world a better place. After a full day of meetings with Senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., she joined a five-year celebration of the Trillion Trees Initiative, 1t.org , which she helped to launch in 2020. She spoke passionately about the need for all of us to step up an

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