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Join Jen Bristol for a special panel on Friday morning featuring Molly Stevens, Nancy Herron, Thea Platz and Margaret Russell on the history of Texas Children in Nature Network and its importance in Conservation’s future. Texas Children in Nature Network…

I’m thrilled to be at the Texas Book Festival 2026. More details to come.

Texas Room North – 114 Join the founding women of the Texas Master Naturalist program for a special panel discussion exploring the history, growth, and lasting impact of this unique volunteer conservation network. The conversation will be moderated by Jennifer…

Join author Jennifer L. Bristol to discuss her new book- Wild Women for Good: Stories of Conservation in Texas. The book opens with the first big conservation movement in Texas and the United States – Saving the Birds. Jennifer will…

Join the Victoria County Master Gardener Association on Saturday, September 13, 2025 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Victoria Educational Gardens Pavilion, Victoria, TX Wild Women for Good- 10:45am

In an age of distractions and disconnection, cemeteries create a sense of place where visitors can reconnect with nature while exploring the cultural history of a region. For bird watchers, cemeteries offer easy walking, open spaces to peer into habitats,…

Please join Jennifer Bristol, author of Cemetery Birding and Parking Lot Birding, for an exploration of Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. She will be joined by Travis Audubon co-leader Cheryl McGrath and City of Austin Parks and Recreation staff for a fun morning of discovering birds and uncovering some of Austin’s most famous and infamous citizens of yester-year. This trip is suitable for youth and adults, but the gravel roads are not great for people with limited mobility.
A restroom will be available in the Chapel at the start and end of the walk.
This walk is free, but registration is required and limited to 16 participants.

Meet the Author: "Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas"
Saturday, October 26, 2024
6:00pm - 9:00pm Central
Cedar Hill, Texas
At this Meet the Author Sip and Shop you will meet Jennifer Bristol, enjoy an unique discussion about birding, get your book signed, and leave excited to plan your very own cemetery birding adventure!

Presenter at the TOS annual meeting in Weslaco, TX. While cemeteries offer accessible places to bird watch, Bristol highlights the need to tread carefully and ethically when exploring these sacred spaces. Her treatment of each of the nearly 100 locations…