For Jazz Hawk, a life outdoors didn’t begin with Stewards of the Wild. It started long before, rooted in family traditions and time spent outside. “I grew up in the…
Brice Bilbo is a sixth-generation Texan whose ancestral roots in the state run as deep as his love for the outdoors. His family first arrived in Texas in 1860, and…
A fourth-generation rancher from Sabinal, Texas, Caroline Nunley grew up immersed in the daily rhythms of a working cow-calf operation between Uvalde and Hondo. From an early age, she and…
When the Stewards of the Wild (SOTW) Statewide Conservation Committee (SCC) gathered in October near Fort Davis, they came ready to camp, learn, and connect. Over three days, Stewards members…
As a third-generation San Antonian, Mani Molina’s Texas roots go deep. Born, raised, and building a life in the city she’s always called home, Molina’s growing interest in Texas’ proud…
Cy Wilson has had a fishing pole in his hand since he could walk. “That was what my dad and I did,” he recalled. “My dad was a football coach,…
Brittany Eck will tell you herself—she’s not a hunter, not really an angler, and she has no desire to clean a deer or gut a trout. What she does have,…
To witness Lenny Valerio in the field now, it’s hard to imagine that, just three short years ago, he had never hunted before. Born and raised in the Los Angeles…
When Nick Fisher was just three years old, his family moved from Indiana to rural Bastrop County, Texas. His mom was nervous—mostly about snakes. Nick, on the other hand, was…
Helena Oseguera Abrahamsson’s story is one deeply inspired by her Texan, Mexican, and Swedish roots, and one that has taken her all over the world. But for Helena, Texas has…
If you ask Haley Kokel about her path into conservation, she won’t talk about a single “aha” moment. Instead, she’ll tell you about a lifetime of steady steps—starting across the…
For Jonathan Worbington, the Texas outdoors has always been more than just a backdrop—it’s been a way of life. Growing up in McAllen as one of three children, he found…
Katie Spurgin never imagined she’d make a career out of her love for the outdoors. Growing up in Texas, she spent weekends fishing with her dad, camping with her family,…
Grace Rivers may seem like your quintessential Stewards of the Wild member—born and raised in Texas with a childhood penchant for exploring the great outdoors and hunting. But when she…
Josh McKee is a steadfast supporter of Stewards of the Wild. In fact, you could say that that he is one of the godfathers of the program. The idea for…
