Jennifer is Manager of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge for the US Fish and Wildlife Services. She was Director of Education for the Science Spectrum Museum, a Park Naturalist, a Natural Resource Specialist and a Regional Interpretive Specialist for Texas Parks and Wildlife. Jennifer was also Refuge Manager for Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, and the Visitor Service Manager for the South Texas Refuge complex in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. She was one of six Refuge Managers across the United States selected to participate in an international birding conservation effort with China. A certified interpretive host and trainer, Jennifer is active with the National Association for Interpretation, and was recognized as the region’s Sense of Wonder recipient for her contributions to the National Interpretation and Environmental Education Vision Implementation Team. Valle de Oro (one of the first “urban refuges” in the U.S.) was previously the site of a dairy farm, but now Jennifer leads volunteers in documenting when native cottonwoods bud in an attempt to restore the natural landscape.

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