Project Firebird 2.0

November 11, 2026.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Schyler Brown, Conservation Project Manager This spring, Birds Houston participated in Project Firebird 2.0, a Gulf-wide project headed by researchers at the University of Illinois aimed at studying the relationship between fire and marsh bird habitat. Wetland conservationists were interested in how different prescribed fire strategies affect Mottled Duck and Black Rail populations that […]

Welcome to Brooke Adam, Birds Houston Coastal Conservation Technician

October 22, 2026.Reading time 3 minutes.

Please welcome the newest Coastal Conservation Technician to join us in High Island this season – Brooke Adam! Brooke is originally from Southern Maine where she was introduced to the world of conservation through an internship with Maine Audubon. There, she worked on a restoration project to protect the Common Loon. After that, she made […]