Get to Know the Conservation Educators of Conservation Legacy
T
he Conservation Educators bring wildlife, water, land, conservation and stewardship to the classroom, helping spark the excitement of students and teachers alike. Each has a passion for natural resource education, a distinct instructional style and continual desire to learn more so they can continue to engage with those they teach. Several days a week, the educators are in the classroom incorporating Texas wildlife into science classrooms via the Wildlife by Design Program. During the summer, classroom
teachers become the students and take part in daylong workshops hosted by the educators, leaving with lessons and resources for the upcoming school year. Learn about your local TWA Educator—put a face to the name—let them know about a local school they should visit! This month, meet the educators from the Greater Houston Area, and look in next month’s magazine to meet those from West Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth and the Rio Grande Valley.
ALI KUEHN Conservation Educator akuehn@texas-wildlife.org Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Liberty and Eastern Harris County ISDs BEEN WITH TWA SINCE: April 2019
A CHILDHOOD MEMORY WITH NATURE: Bringing my first snake home to my parents (we lived in an area without venomous snakes). My parents weren't thrilled, but they did let me keep her until she got loose in the house. Her name was Rose. FAVORITE TEXAS SPECIES: Harris’s Hawk. I love that they are a social raptor and that they have varied hunting strategies to work together to catch larger prey. So smart! And all of the ones I worked with in captivity have the biggest attitudes, and I love anything with an attitude to match mine. IF I WASN'T A TWA CONSERVATION EDUCATOR, I WOULD BE… A professional travel blogger.
18 T E X A S W I L D L I F E
JULY 2021
