Joan Maloof is a writer, an ecologist and a conservationist with a unique voice in today’s times. She is a professor emeritus at Salisbury University where she taught Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies. Maloof is the author of five books about trees and forests, the newest is Treepedia. In addition to her research and writing, Maloof founded an organization with the goal of creating a network of protected forests across the US: the Old-Growth Forest Network.