The Washington National Cathedral is hosting a memorial service for conservationist Jane Goodall Wednesday morning, after she died at age 91 last month.

She died of natural causes ahead of a planned speaking engagement in Los Angeles.

Friends and family of Goodall are expected to pay tribute. They are anticipated to encourage the public to celebrate Goodall's life by encouraging volunteerism and mentoring. They have also encouraged people to plant a native tree or cultivate a garden to give life to bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

You can watch the service here:

Goodall's studies of wild chimpanzees began in 1960 when she visited the shores of Tanzania with her mother, Vanne.

Once in Tanzania, she took what was considered an "unorthodox approach" toward studying wildlife. She

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