Allen Williams, PSJA ISD’s Landscape & Wildlife Habitat Specialist gives a mini lesson to PSJA students as part of their school’s outside classroom.
Former First Lady Laura Bush during her visit to PSJA ISD recently with students from Geraldine Palmer Elementary, Gisela Chapa from the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge and Allen Williams, PSJA Landscape & Wildlife Habitat Specialist.
PSJA ISD leader named National Wildlife Refuge System Advocate of the Year
PHARR - The National Wildlife Refuge Association recently named Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s Landscape & Wildlife Habitat Specialist Allen Williams as the National Wildlife Refuge System Advocate of the Year.
Williams has been PSJA ISD’s lead in ensuring native habitats are planted on school grounds and students are able to have hands-on knowledge of the importance of being environmentally responsible.
Through a partnership with the Lower Rio Grande Valley Learning Landscapes Collaborative, Williams has also led a movement across multiple school districts in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas to connect youth to nature and more specifically to the Santa Ana National Refuge. In a time when lack of relevancy is as great a threat as environmental pressures to National Wildlife Refuges across the country, Williams is a true advocate dedicated to furthering the mission of the NWRS locally.
Williams has been instrumental at implementing the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge’s Learning Landscapes Program, which has led to the creation of beautiful native habitat gardens in PSJA ISD schools.
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