Get to know the author of Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas at Quinta Mazatlán for the Thursday Night Speaker Series on February 15. Join Jennifer Bristol as she introduces cemeteries as accessible places to bird watch and highlights locations across every ecoregion of Texas.

Jennifer L. Bristol is a conservationist, environmentalist, and author whose connection and love for nature has led her career. Before nurturing four book projects, which each celebrate the story of nature and the human effort to conserve ecosystems overtime, Bristol worked as a Resource Manager at Bastrop State Park, Director of Texas of Children in Nature network at Texas Parks and Wildlife and has served on the Environmental Commission for the City of Austin. Additionally, Bristol has served on national and local boards and advisory teams for twenty-five years. Bristol stepped away from her job at Texas Parks and Wildlife in 2019 to focus on writing, and in April of 2020, her first book Parking Lot Birding: A Fun Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas, was published. In August of 2023, Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas was released and featured at the annual Texas Book Festival.

Join Jennifer as she shares her most recent publication at Quinta Mazatlán, Thursday, February 15, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pre-purchased tickets can be found at www.quintamazatlan.ticketleap.com. Tickets are $5 per person. For more information, contact (956) 681-3370 and follow Quinta Mazatlán on social media.