10 January 2001

VANCOUVER, BC - Drs Ed and Julia Levy, directors and founders of Vancouver's Quadra Logic Technologies, are new sponsors of the forward-thinking science funding and education programs of Global Forest in Vancouver.

Through their private Illahie Foundation, the Levys are supporting Global Forest's subalpine research program in southern eastern British Columbia.

"To have two such distinguished scientists and business leaders from our hometown on board is a great honor," says Global Forest founder Dr. Reese Halter. "We are grateful to sponsors such as Ed and Julia Levy for their generous support that allows us to explore the unknown wonders of the forest."

Tuscon and Banff-based Global Forest Science (www.globalforestscience.org) is a forest biology research institute. With an international multi-disciplinary team of 165 scientists, Global Forest Science is a world leader in forest science research and has often been likened to the Red Adair's of the forest biology world. Global Forest Sciences' many victories ranging from legislation to protect the threatened westslope cutthroat trout of British Columbia, protection of the world's largest ant colony, opening an international insect quarantine facility and helping to save New Zealand's multi billion dollar forestry and agriculture industries from the Australian painted apple moth. Global Forest Science is also dedicated to children's ecological education - visit GFAwesome.
(www.gfawesome.org)

For more information, please contact:
Email: info@globalforestscience.org
Phone: 818.851.9682