Betsy Lowe, MRP ’80, is Founder of the Wild Center, the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Betsy Lowe, MRP ’80, is Founder of the Wild Center, the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks!! we chatted about:- building grassroots support, political support, and raising $30m to build the Museum- how the museum grew over time, by adding more exhibits, and growing the membership- the NY Department of Environmental Conservation, and the importance of public service(0:00) NY State and Adirondacks (13:00) Starting the Wild Center (17:44) Building grassroots and political support (22:42) Wild Center experience (27:12) How to get good at fundraising (33:13) Building the initial team (35:29) Graduating from Cornell and career path (40:32) Closing question