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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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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As Houston Audubon undergoes a search for a new President & CEO, Pam Smolen is honored to serve as Interim and lead the organization through the transition. Pam was raised as an army brat living in Alaska, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and finally settling in Texas. She grew up enjoying the outdoors, hiking and camping. She graduated […]
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By Grace Yaros, Houston Audubon Coastal Conservation Technician Summer is heating up– as is the 2024 beach-nesting bird season! The first Wilson’s Plover nest of the season was discovered at San Luis Pass on April 16th, and the birds have been keeping busy ever since! So far this season, a total of 20 Wilson’s Plover […]
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By Vicki Stittleburg, Houston Audubon Environmental Educator & Naturalist Fledgling Friends, our program for young learners that meets each Thursday for 12 weeks, wrapped up an exciting spring session. Class topics focused on nature and wildlife that children are likely to encounter in the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary (ELMNS) and in the Houston area. […]
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By Schyler Brown, Houston Audubon Conservation Specialist “Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching – even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” – Aldo Leopold I will not pretend for a second that I knew what the bird was. In fact, upon spotting it on our way out […]
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