Carolyn Klein started at Houston Audubon in Spring 2024 as our Natives Nursery Team Lead. She recently retired from 24 years of teaching high school environmental science courses and was excited to join the Houston Audubon flock. Carolyn grew up as a military kid and got to live in many parts of the US as […]
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As we kick off 2025, we’re excited to start the new year under the helm of our new President & CEO, Jed Aplaca. Jed has dedicated his career to the preservation and stewardship of natural resources, driven by a lifelong passion for the environment. Raised in Hawaii, Jed spent his formative years immersed in the […]
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By Vicki Stittleburg, Environmental Educator & Naturalist This fall, we had 13 young learners enrolled in our Fledgling Friends program. This interactive program focuses on the aspects of nature that preschool children are likely to encounter in their neighborhoods and at the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary. In their first class, students learned about our […]
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Welcome to the newest member of our team and the final Coastal Conservation Technician to join us in High Island this season – Theresa Kelly! Originally from the Philadelphia area, Theresa went to school at University of Delaware where she graduated with a degree in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation this past May. Always an avid […]
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Welcome to the newest member of our team, Nick Minnich. Nick is joining us as a seasonal Coastal Conservation Technician in High Island. Nick is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was most recently on Buldir Island with Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge monitoring seabirds. Prior to that, Nick was on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge […]
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Welcome to the newest member of our team, Charlie Ayers. Charlie is one of three coastal conservation technicians that will be working at High Island through the spring season. Charlie Ayers is from Carnesville, Georgia, a small town not much bigger than High Island. He recently graduated from Lees-McRae College, a gorgeous private college nestled […]
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By Conor McKinney and Kirsten Vernin, Houston Audubon Young Professionals Advisory Council 2024 Houston Audubon celebrated the sixth annual Bird Week at the end of September. 44 different events were held throughout the region, which was the highest number of activities of any Bird Week to date! This was only made possible thanks to the […]
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We’re excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Christine Wehrli! Christine first got into birding during the pandemic, as it made her daily walks much more interesting. Her spark bird was a Black-bellied Whistling Duck. Prior to joining Houston Audubon, she worked in a variety of fields, including sustainable tourism, library services, and […]
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By Gabriel Durham, Bird-Friendly Communities Program Manager This summer, Memorial City Plaza became the first multi-story major commercial building in Houston to work with Houston Audubon to install window film to prevent bird collisions! This accomplishment is a big step forward in making Houston more Bird-Friendly and is a testament to how small connections can […]
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Welcome to the newest member of our team, Macheli Flores! Macheli Flores comes from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where her family first instilled in her a love for the environment, especially animals and flowers. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, she worked in education and administrative positions in the Austin area before […]
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