Our Supporters

Big Bend Chamber of Commerce
Brewster County Historical Commission
Former County Judge Eleazar Cano, Brewster County (Alpine)
Commissioner Sara Colando, Brewster County (Terlingua)
Sheriff Ronny Dodson, Brewster County (Alpine)
Marathon Chamber of Commerce

Alpine City Council
Mayor Catherine Eaves
Chris Ruggia, Director of Tourism, City of Alpine
Former Alpine City Councilmember Judy L. Stokes

Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce

Former County Judge Cinderela Guevara, Presidio County (Marfa)
Marfa Chamber of Commerce
County Judge Jose Portillo, Jr., Presidio County (Marfa)
Presidio County Commissioners Court

Thaddeus Cade Cleveland, Sheriff, Terrell County and former Border Patrol Agent (Sanderson)

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
Jumano Nation of Texas
Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas
San Carlos Apache Tribe, Arizona
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
Tsalagiyi Nvdagi (Texas Cherokee) Tribe
White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas

C4EverGreen, Norman Lameman, Executive Director (Montezuma Creek, UT)
San Antonio Missions Indian Descendants, Diana Moréno-Reyes (San Antonio)

American Bird Conservancy (Alpine Affiliate & National)
Angell Expeditions; Charles Angell, Owner (Redford)
Ballroom Marfa (Marfa)
Big Bend Citizens Alliance
Big Bend Conservancy
Big Bend Glamping (Terlingua)
Big Bend Boating and Hiking Company (Terlingua)
Big Bend Natural History Association
Big Bend Overland Tours
Big Bend Photo and Birding Tours (Terlingua)
Big Bend Resorts and Adventures (Terlingua)
Big Bend River Tours (Terlingua)
Blas Payne House Air B&B, Linda Beranek, Owner (Marathon)
Boquillas Adventures, SA de CV, Mike Davidson & Ernesto Hernandez, Owners (Terlingua)
Cactus Flower, Carol Townsend, Owner (Marathon)
Chihuahuan Desert Preservation Association (Shafter)
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
Chisos Mountains Lodge
Desert Rose Provisions, Lauren Henry, Owner (Alpine)
Dixon Water Foundation (Marfa)
Evans Gallery, James Evans, Owner (Marathon)
Estrella Vista Casita, Ronald Bruce St.Romain, Owner (Terlingua)
Explore Big Bend, Joselyn Fenstermacher, Owner
Far West Texas Outfitters (Presidio)
French Company Grocer, Samuel Stavinoha, Owner (Marathon)
Front Street Books, Anne Calaway, Owner (Alpine)
Get Lost Tours, LLC, Chris Tschacher, Owner/Guide (Terlingua)
Greens Gurl, Shannon Carter, Owner (Terlingua)
Go Big Bend, Mike Davidson, Owner (Terlingua)
Judd Foundation (Marfa)
King Land and Water LLC (Marfa)
L’anse Pierre, LLC (Terlingua)
Mel’s Place Big Bend Cabin & Camp, Melanie Phillips, Owner (Terlingua)
Moreland Properties, Kim Collins, Owner (Marathon)
Presidio County Republican Party
Raincrow Wildlife, Clifton Ladd (Alpine)
Rancho de los Arboles Muerto, Brian Hardin, Owner (Terlingua)
Skelton’s Runway, Ryan & Marisol Skelton, Owners (Alpine)
Stone Village Enterprises LLC, Randall Kinzie, Owner (Fort Davis)
Terlingua Real Estate with Pinnacle Realty, Stephanie Neckar, Realtor (Terlingua)
Tierra Grande Chapter, Texas Master Naturalists
Villa Terlingua
Wild Adventure Outfitters (Terlingua)

Fred Bayler, Former Executive Director, Big Bend Natural History Association
Kevin Bishop (Marathon)
Erika Blecha (Alpine)
Maggie Bootman (Alpine)
Lindsey Bredemeyer (Alpine)
Craig Campbell (Alpine)
Stephanie Carpenter (Dallas)
Julie Childs, Executive Director, Big Bend Natural History Association
Marian Collins (Marathon)
Autumn Cool (Alpine)
Dan Dunlap (Marfa)
Jessica Eley (Alpine)
David Elkowitz & Reine Wonite (Terlingua)
Ben H. English, Regional Author (Alpine)
Joan Stutts Escamilla (Alpine/Terlingua)
Jayne Gallo (Marathon)
Pete Gallego, Former President, Sul Ross University
Sherri Gilbert (Alpine)
Alfredo Gonzales (Fort Davis)
Jane Gravitt (Terlingua)
Mellie Hernandez (Marathon)
Kent Hicks (Alpine)
Joe Holley (Marathon)
Tom Kennedy (Alpine)
Robert R. Krull (Terlingua)
Brenda Ladd (Alpine)
Bailey Larremore (Alpine)
Wendy Little (Alpine)
Isai Llanes
Alida Lorio (Terlingua)
Margaret Mannchen (Alpine)
David & Darlene Mollard (Marathon)
John Morelock (Terlingua)
Ingrid Murphy (Marathon)
Cynta de Narvaez (Terlingua)
Valerie Naylor, Conservation & Travel Consultant (Alpine)
Phyllis Newman-Kennedy (Alpine)
Margaret Peterson (Fort Davis)
David Pettigrew (Alpine)
Tyler Priest (Fort Davis)
Dr. Teznie Pugh, Superintendent, McDonald Observatory
William Rich (Terlingua)
Liz Rogers, Attorney (Alpine)
Carolyn Rose (Alpine)
Patrick Sammons & Mary Chapman (Marathon)
Warren Schaul (Alpine)
Bryon Schroeder (Alpine)
Ben Telesca (Alpine)
Elizabeth Thompson (Terlingua)
Professor Kevin Urbanczyk, Director, Rio Grande Research Center, Sul Ross University (Alpine)
Kathleen Utsman (Terlingua / Midland)
Kelly VandenBerg (Terlingua)
Debbie & Jeff Wahrmund (Marathon)
John Waters, Former Publisher, Big Bend Gazette
Scott Watkins (Terlingua)
Stephanie Winston (Marathon)

Apollo’s Forge Training Institute for Emergency Services, Ryan Jones, CEO (Houston)
Association of National Park Rangers
The Bardere Group, Laura Pizzonia, Owner (Brick, NJ)
Bodo Surveying, David Bodo Jr., Owner (Carrollton, OH)
Californians for Western Wilderness, Mike Painter, Coordinator (San Francisco, CA)
The Center for Biological Diversity, Laiken Jordahl, National Public Lands Advocate (Tuscoon, AZ)
Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition
Circle JM Farms, Jesse Cooper & Marla Halfmann, Owners (Stanton)
ClearRoad Financial, Stephanie A.Trusler, Owner (Round Rock)
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks
Deogram Design, Trey Hermann, Creative Director (Fredericksburg)
Eco El Paso, Joshua Simmons (El Paso)
El Paso Community Foundation, Eric Pearson, President and CEO (El Paso)
El Paso Group of Rio Grande Chapter Sierra Club
El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Forever Resorts, LLC
Fort Clark Heritage Council, William F. Haenn, Senior Historian (Fort Clark)
Frontera Land Alliance (El Paso)
Gage Consulting and Coaching, Teri Gage, President (Cornucopia, WI)
GeoStructure LLC, Robert Krantz, Owner & CEO (Houston)
Hammer Built, Lance Levine, President (El Paso Metro)
Heroes Sports, Mike Barker, CEO and Founder (San Antonio)
Hollomon Price Foundation (San Antonio)
Jeff Pfaller Art & Photography, Jeff Pfaller, President (Des Plaines, IL)
Jeff Rennicke Writing & Photography (Bayfield, WI)
JourneyGoExplore.com (Bandera, TX)
Limestone Realty, LLC, Barry McNees, Owner (Georgetown, KY)
National Parks Conservation Association (Washington DC and Austin)
Native Plant Society of Texas, Mary Sirgo, Executive Director (Fredericksburg, TX)
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
OGX Resources (Kip Agar, Partner) (Midland)
Permian Basin Area Foundation (Midland)
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Tim Whitehouse, Executive Director (Silver Spring, MD)
Rio Grande Restoration, Steve Harris, Executive Director
Second Chance Wildlife Rescue, Dr. David Angerstein (El Paso)
SIG Management and Consulting Services LLC, Scott Gold, Owner (Taylor AZ)
Texas Avid Outdoors
TKT Architects (Dallas)
Unidos para la Conservacion, A.C. (UPC)
VisionSeed Design and Publishing, Vonda Witley, Owner (Rockport)
Wallace Lumber Co., Jim and Beth Ivy, Owners (Fort Stockton)
Ward-Walker 7 Oaks Ranch, Philip Moon Walker, Owner (San Antonio)

Aden Acrey (Lubbock)
David & Susan Afflerbach (Livingston)
Frank Agar (Midland)
Jack Aguirre (San Antonio)
Jacqueline Aguirre (San Antonio)
Troy M. Ainsworth (Las Cruces, NM)
Victoria Alariz (El Paso)
June Alderman (Midland)
Roxxane Alicea (San Antonio)
Austin Allison (South Plains)
Paul & Wendy Anderson (Tucson, AZ)
Drake Ash (Tonto, AZ)
Kyle Ash (Oregon)
Octavia Ash (Charlottesville, VA)
Rexton Ash (Seattle, WA)
Byron Bachschmid (Midland)
Virginia Nall Badgett (Midland)
Tom Banks (Coeur D’Alene, ID)
Sarah Bass (Lubbock)
Neel Baumgardner (Austin)
Amanda Bellina (Austin)
Meredith Benally (Montezuma Creek, UT)
John Bender (Austin)
Vanessa Benn (Raleigh, NC)
David Bennett (Flagstaff, AZ)
Kristina Berrier (San Antonio)
Paramendra Bhagat (Midland)
Morgan Biggs (Lamar, AR)
Clarke Bird (Midland)
Judy Bischoff (Flagstaff, AZ)
Alathea & Jim Blischke (Midland)
David Bodo (Carrollton, OH)
Louie Bond (Wimberley)
Nick and Maia Bourdoumis (Midland)
Ken Brandon (Midland)
Ray Brende (Wentworth, SD)
Kristin Brennan (Lancaster, PA)
Emily Brieno (San Antonio)
Judith Britt (Houston)
Thomas A. Britt (Houston)
Judie Bronstein (Tucson, AZ)
Kathy Brook (Las Cruces, NM)
Tommie J. Brown (San Antonio)
Diane Browne (Midland)
Thomas Bryant (Tyler)
James Tyler Buchanan (Midland)
Judith Burgess (Capitan, NM)
Dennis Burnett (Sequim, WA)
Donald C. Burnette (Columbia, SC)
Paco Cantu (Tucson, AZ)
Ashley Caron (Pembroke, NH)
Taylor Caron (Pembroke, NH)
Jennifer Carrillo (Midland)
Eric Castillo (Bandera, TX)
Valerie Castillo (Bandera, TX)
Lisa Cervantes (San Antonio)
Cliff & Judy Chetwin (Santa Fe, NM)
Nicole Church (Midland)
David Cole (Missoula, MT)
Eva Cole (San Antonio)
James Collett (Midland)
Jonathan Conners (Midland)
Regina Cooper (La Marque)
Kinley Coyen (Sanderson)
Rosalia Cubillos (El Paso)
Sue Dalmeida
Robert Damschroeder (Mt. Shasta, CA)
Kathy Davis (Camp Verde, AZ)
Jan deCrescenzo (El Paso)
Michael DeCrescenzo (El Paso)
Angela DeFinis (Sedgewick, ME)
Kathleen Devine (New Braunfels)
Tim Devine
Rebecca L. Dodge (Midland)
F. Dominic Dottavio, President Emeritus, Tarleton State University (Fulshear)
Henry Drake (El Paso)
Steve Elfring
Jerry Emory
Jamie Erbes (Pilot Point)
John R. Etheridge (Odessa)
Gene Fisseler, Former Big Bend Conservancy Board Member (Houston)
Lesley Flores (River Oaks, TX)
Lorian Flores (El Paso)
Phil Francis (Sevierville, TN)
Larry & Jeri Frederick (Estes Park, CO)
Rita Frey
Benjamin K. Friedman (Midland)
Andrea Friend (Bulverde)
Erin Frigo (Midland)
Jennifer Gammage (Midland)
Andreanna Garcia (Wilmington, NC)
Jennifer Garcia (Newport News, VA)
Jim Giambruno (Moab, UT)
Mark Giese (Columbus, OH)
Richardson Gill (San Antonio)
Gregory Gnesios (Grand Junction, CO)
Michael Gorman (Carbondale, CO)
Troy Gray (Midland)
Pat Grediagin (Bend, OR)
Anthony Griffin (Houston)
Lauren Griffiths (Washington, DC)
Isabella Grijalva (El Paso)
John Grills (Virginia)
Missy & Link Grimes (Midland)
Edie Guild (Fredericksburg)
Mabel Gutierrez (Midland)
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Hadorn (Midland)
Melissa Hagins (Midland)
Beth Hancock (Midland)
David Harman (Hancock, MI)
Rebecca Harriett (Bluemont, VA)
Linda Harter (Joshua Tree, CA)
Rick Harwell (Grimesland, NC)
Marcus Hathaway
Nick Hawthorne (San Antonio)
Tom Hawthorne (Adkins)
Lauren Henderson
Zane Henderson (Edmond, OK)
Daisy Herr (San Angelo)
Olive Hershey
Robert Hicks (Fort Worth)
Ruth Hill (San Antonio)
William Hillier (Waxahatchie)
Lyn A. Hoffman, Ph.D. (Las Cruces, NM)
Phil Hough (Sagle, ID)
Cindy Howard (Friendswood)
Scott Hudson (Dallas)
Holle Humphries, Ph.D. (Lubbock)
Pat Hunter (Midland)
Michael Hurley (Tucson, AZ)
Molly Huynh (Dallas)
Mark Jannasch (San Antonio)
Ashton Jeffers (San Antonio)
Todd Jermstad (Austin, TX)
Derrick Jeter (McKinney)
Christina Johnson (Eugene, OR)
David W. Johnson (Santa Fe, NM)
Lucinda Johnson (Duluth, MN)
Marguerite Johnson (Midland)
Richard Johnson (Midland)
Steven Jorns (Egg Harbor, WI)
Nancy Kaufman (Santa Teresa, NM)
Ralph Keck (Midland)
Andrew Kendall (Temple)
Charles Kennedy (Arlington, TX)
Walter Kennedy (Edmond, OK)
Matt Keske (Bourne)
Shoukat Keval (Sugarland, TX)
Chase Kirby (Midland)
Amy Klann (New York, NY)
Emily Klement (Muenster, TX)
Niave Knell (San Antonio)
Vincent M. Kordack (East Brookfield, MA)
Elizaveta Kouskovskaya (Midland)
Bob Krantz (Durango, CO)
Charles Krift (Alexandria, KY)
Jerry Kurtyka (El Paso)
Kenneth Lagleder (San Antonio)
Jennifer Lane
Rebecca Latson (Yakima, WA)
Peter Laverty (South Plains)
Trudy Lewis (Odessa)
Curtis Lingle (Goldthwaite, TX)
Rick LoBello, Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition Chair and Founder (El Paso)
Antonio Lodico (San Antonio)
Pat Long-Weaver (Midland)
Cristobal Lopez (San Antonio)
Martin Lopez (El Paso)
Clare Lorio (Yorktown, VA)
Courtney Lyons-Garcia, Executive Director, Public Lands Foundation (New Braunfels)
Doyon Main (Houston)
Naysa Manik (Burke, VA)
Adam Mann (San Antonio)
Anna Marini (California)
Ethel Matthews (Midland)
Neil, Helen, and Joe Martin (Katy)
David Martinez (Ozona)
Ben Masters, Fin & Fur Films (Austin & Bozeman, MT)
Diane Mayerfeld (Madison, WI)
Guy McCrary (Midland)
Claire L McDonough (Austin)
Matt McGill (Odessa)
Mark and Lisa McGinley (Washburn, WI)
William J. McGovern, Jr. (Waco)
Bruce McKeeman (Prescott, AZ)
Georjean McKeeman (Prescott, AZ)
Neil McKeeman (Austin, TX)
Taylor McKinnon (Flagstaff, AZ)
Lynne McNees (Oro Valley, AZ)
Chris McWilliams (San Antonio)
Patricia McWilliams (San Antonio)
Sandy Mellina (Forth Worth)
Gabriel Mendiola (San Antonio)
Sherri Merket (Midland, TX)
John Miles (Arroyo Seco, NM)
Karina Miller (San Antonio)
Sara E. Miller (Marlinton, WV)
Taylor Mondragon (Corpus Christi, TX)
Alan Montemayor (San Antonio)
Jake Morgan (Houston)
Rick Mossman (Sedro Wooley, WA)
Mary Muenster (San Antonio)
Mary Jo Murphy
Crystal Muzik (Richmond, CA)
Andrew Nankas (Kempner)
Devon Naples (Albuquerque, NM)
Michael Nickell (Midland)
William Nielsen (Dallas)
Thea Nordling (Moab, UT)
Jack Novak (Highland Park, IL)
Vita Novak (Highland Park, IL)
Robert S Ogner (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Nancy Ojeda
Lana Omar (San Antonio)
Joel Osborne (San Antonio)
Brian Ovens (McKinney)
Carlos Palomarez (Arlington, VA)
Laurence Parent, Author & Photographer
Nicholas Parker (Olympia, WA)
Jim Peach (Las Cruces, NM)
Michale Pelkie (San Antonio)
James Pennington (Hood River, OR)
Diane Perez (El Paso)
Larry Perez (Ft. Collins, CO)
Leigh Ann Perkins (Houston area)
Irene Perry (Odessa)
Robert L. Perry (Odessa)
Mark & Erica Peterson (Bayfield, WI)
Paul Peterson (Midland)
Rolf Peterson (Houghton, MI)
Barbara & Mike Pflaum (Hancock, MI)
Charlotte Pierson (Midland)
Doug & Paula Piper
Timothy Pitts (Las Cruces, NM)
Peter Pizzonia (Brick, NJ)
Greg Porter (Cedar Hill)
Tony Privett (Lubbock)
Ronnie Pue (San Antonio)
David Quist (Albany, NY)
Thomas Rafiel (Brooklyn, NY)
Cristina Ramirez (San Antonio)
Vickie Reat (Austin)
Michael D. Rees (Lakewood, CO)
Jon Rezendes (El Paso)
Lynn Riddick (San Antonio)
Sherry Roberson (Boerne)
Lance Robert (El Paso)
Clair A. Roberts (Emigrant, MT)
Elizabeth Roberts (Emigrant, MT)
Truett Roberts (Dallas)
Ginny Rousseau (Sequim, WA)
Kenneth Rust (Midland)
Kathleen Tolbert Ryan
Michael Salamacha (Kanab, UT)
Lindsay Sanchez (San Antonio)
Madison Sears (San Antonio)
Judith Stevenon Sellars (Santa Fe, NM)
Zoey & Kevin Sexton
Daniel Shaffer (Monterey, VA)
Glenn Sherill (Moab, UT)
Mary Sirgo (Midland)
Jeffry Smith (Midland)
Larry D. Spencer, Former Big Bend Conservancy Board Member (Dallas)
Gordon Standard (Houston)
Deborah Starrett (Houston)
Mark Steuer, PhD (Houston)
Robert Stevens (San Antonio)
Rey Strawbridge (Lubbock, TX)
Larisa Suydam (Oxon Hill, MD)
Carroll R. Swenson-Roberts (Dallas)
William Tapley (Midland)
Art Tawater (Weatherford)
Stephen Thede (Clarkston, WA)
Alan Thomas (Garinseville, GA)
Kathi Thomas (Austin)
Vicki Thomas
Misty Thomason (Midland)
Dave Thompson (Odessa)
Joe Tooley, Attorney; Member, Texas Police Chiefs Association & Former Big Bend Conservancy Board Member (Rockwall, TX)
Kurt Topham (Cincinnati, OH)
Florence Townsend (Newman Lake, WA)
John Townsend (Newman Lake, WA)
Leo Tynan (Fredericksburg)
Emmy Ulmschneider (Midland)
Kelsi Urrutia
Jeffrey Valcher (Floresville, TX)
Fred Van Horn (Columbia Falls, MT)
Victoria Villaseñor (San Antonio)
Bill Wade (Marana, AZ)
Julian Wallace (San Antonio)
Reece Wallace (Houston)
Jack Warfield (Charlottesville, VA)
Meg Weesner (Tucson, AZ)
Caleb Weinstock (Boston, MA)
Hillard Weinstock (Atlanta, GA)
Mark Weller (Waunakee, WI)
Mike Welsh (Greeley, CO)
Lee Werst (Arlington, VA)
Kyle West (Magnolia)
Charlotte Kay White (Guilford, CT)
Jasmine White (Austin)
Sydney White (Schertz, TX)
Kayla Wilburn (San Antonio)
Jonathan Wilhoie (Haltom City, TX)
Gary L. Williams (El Paso)
Stuart Wilson (San Antonio)
Cathy Winkley (Cedar Park)
Sheri Woodall (Cross Roads)
Jane M. Wolf (Midland)
Thomas C. Wylie (Fruita, CO)

Ronald H. Walker, NPS Director 1973-1975
James M. Ridenour, NPS Director 1989-1993
Robert G. Stanton, NPS Director 1997-2001
Fran P. Mainella, NPS Director 2001-2006
Jonathan P. Jarvis, NPS Director 2009-2017
Charles F. Sams III, NPS Director 2021-2025

Denis Galvin, NPS Deputy Director 1985-1989 and 1997-2002
John Reynolds, NPS Deputy Director 1993-1996
Donald W. Murphy, NPS Deputy Director 2001-2007
Dan Wenk, NPS Deputy Director 2007-2011
David Vela, NPS Deputy Director 2019-2020 (College Station)
Shawn Benge, NPS Deputy Director 2020-2023
Mike Reynolds, NPS Deputy Director 2016-2018 and 2022-2024

Walt Dabney, NPS Chief Ranger & Superintendent; Texas Parks & Wildlife Director
Mike Finley, NPS Superintendent, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Everglades National Parks
Jim Gramman, NPS Chief Social Scientist; Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M
Abby Miller, NPS Deputy Associate Director, Natural Resources
Jerry M. Mitchell, NPS Chief, Biological Resource Management
Dwight Pitcaithley, NPS Chief Historian (Las Cruces, NM)
Bob Ratcliffe, NPS Chief, Conservation & Outdoor Recreation
Jerry L. Rogers, NPS Associate Director for Cultural Resources (Santa Fe, NM)
Michael Soukup, NPS Associate Director for Natural Resources
Dan Sholly, NPS Chief Ranger; Texas Parks & Wildlife Deputy Director (Terlingua)

Gil Lusk, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 1981-1986
Jim Carrico, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 1986-1991
Rob Arnberger, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 1991-1994
Frank Deckert, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 2000-2003
John King, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 2003-2006
Bill Wellman, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 2006-2012
Cindy Ott-Jones, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 2012-2017
Bob Krumenaker, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 2018-2023
Anjna O’Connor, Former Big Bend National Park Superintendent, 2024-2025