Speakers

Rachel Grotte I graduated from UTSA with a Bachelors of Science in Biology in 2009 and a Masters of Science in Biology in 2012. My favorite class was Desert Ecology…. Read More →

William (Bill) Swantner As a Bexar County Master Gardener, Bill has led presentations and written articles for  and is the author of one of our Chapter’s Talking Points on soils.  A… Read More →

Anne Kurtin Anna Kurtin is an Urban Wildlife Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife in San Antonio. She grew up hiking, biking, and exploring the outdoors in Georgetown, Texas and… Read More →

Wendy Anderson Wendy Anderson is a Nature Tracker Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife. She has a passion for conservation and has focused her career on GIS, endangered species conservation,… Read More →

Melissa Casarez Melissa is an Aquatic Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Rivers Studies Team.  She has worked on a variety of research projects centered around fish community and… Read More →

Sam Womble County Extension Agent – Agriculture and Natural Resources Bexar County Bachelors degree from Texas A&M in Animal Science Masters degree from Tarleton State University in Agricultural Education Employed with… Read More →

Dr. Clark Wernecke Clark Wernecke is the retired Director of the Prehistory Research Project at the University of Texas at Austin and the nonprofit Gault School of Archaeological Research. Dr…. Read More →

Michael Nentwich Michael has more than 15 years of experience in community forestry management and program development. He was San Antonio’s first City Forester and later served as City Forester… Read More →

Jessica Bergner Park Interpreter and Naturalist, TPWDGuadalupe River SP/Honey Creek SNA, Spring Branch, TX Jessica holds a B.Sc. in Nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio… Read More →