Audubon Texas Selected for 2026 Conservation Wrangler Accelerator Program

AUSTIN— Audubon Texas at this time introduced its Bird City Texas program has been chosen for Texan by Nature’s 2026 Conservation Wrangler initiative. Fowl Metropolis Texas was one in all solely six packages chosen all through the state.  

Fowl Metropolis Texas is a community-based chook conservation program led by Audubon Texas and the Texas Division of Parks and Wildlife. The hassle acknowledges communities that actively work to forestall habitat loss and mitigate different dangerous components affecting chook populations.  

“The Conservation Wrangler program is an unbelievable alternative to increase our current chook conservation work,” mentioned Lisa Gonzalez, Audubon Texas Vice President and Government Director. “Fowl Metropolis Texas helps community-based conservation work in additional than a dozen cities throughout the state, and we hope to see this quantity develop via this award. We stay up for this expanded partnership with Texan by Nature in service of constructing a greater, extra bird-friendly Texas for present and future generations.” 

Conservation Wrangler awardees will obtain 12-18 months of assist from Texan by Nature together with program administration, strategic planning, advertising messaging, information gathering ana evaluation, and different crucial assist. Tasks are vetted via a rigorous choice course of, and awardees will need to have a demonstrated observe report of optimistic environmental, financial, and human impacts.  

“This yr’s Conservation Wrangler purposes highlighted the extraordinary vary of conservation management throughout Texas,” mentioned Joni Carswell, President and CEO of Texan by Nature. “The chosen Conservation Wranglers are driving options to world conservation challenges like water shortage, biodiversity loss, soil well being, and concrete progress, and constructing replicable blueprints that go far past Texas’ borders. Texan by Nature’s collaboration with these tasks will increase conservation efforts and ship measurable returns statewide. We stay up for connecting their insights and techniques to conservation and enterprise leaders in Texas and past.” 

Be taught extra in regards to the Bird City Texas program and the  Texan by Nature Conservation Wrangler program.