Name
Passing the Torch: Empowering the Future of Texas Conservation
Date & Time
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speakers
Emmy Francell, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Ryan Spencer, Comal Conservation
Carlos Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Borderlands Research Institute
Amanda Maloukis, Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District
Yvette Stewart, Audobon Texas
Amanda Fuller, Fuller Coast & Water Strategies, LLC
Chet Garner, Hogaboom Road Inc.
Cullen Geiselman, Houston Parks Board
Andrew Sansom, Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
Larry McKinney, Harte Research Institute
Caitlin Tran, Texan by Nature
Shane Bonnot, Coastal Conservation Association Texas
Keisha Bahr, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Brittani Flowers, Bayou Preservation Association
Jesse Gilbert, Texas State Aquarium Institute for Wildlife Conservation
Nic Maloukis, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Government Canyon State Natural Area
Weston Neiman, Native American Seed
Pamela Harte, Caldwell Ranch
Marie Camino, The Texas Nature Conservancy
Danny Kelleher, Bexar Audubon
Sylvia Earle, Founder/National Geographic Society
Marisa Bruno, Hill Country Alliance
Kiersten Stanzel, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Marshall Bowen, Shield Ranch
Ryan Spencer, Comal Conservation
Carlos Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Borderlands Research Institute
Amanda Maloukis, Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District
Yvette Stewart, Audobon Texas
Amanda Fuller, Fuller Coast & Water Strategies, LLC
Chet Garner, Hogaboom Road Inc.
Cullen Geiselman, Houston Parks Board
Andrew Sansom, Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
Larry McKinney, Harte Research Institute
Caitlin Tran, Texan by Nature
Shane Bonnot, Coastal Conservation Association Texas
Keisha Bahr, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Brittani Flowers, Bayou Preservation Association
Jesse Gilbert, Texas State Aquarium Institute for Wildlife Conservation
Nic Maloukis, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Government Canyon State Natural Area
Weston Neiman, Native American Seed
Pamela Harte, Caldwell Ranch
Marie Camino, The Texas Nature Conservancy
Danny Kelleher, Bexar Audubon
Sylvia Earle, Founder/National Geographic Society
Marisa Bruno, Hill Country Alliance
Kiersten Stanzel, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Marshall Bowen, Shield Ranch
























Description
This is a golden moment when three legendary, effective, experienced, and accomplished Texas conservation luminaries come together on stage to engage in a conversation with a panel of emerging, energetic, and resourceful new generation conservationists who are making a name for themselves.
Location Name
Carpenter