Jaime Gonzalez

He is the Community Education Manager for the Katy Prairie Conservancy in Houston, Texas. A conservationist and educator, Jaime served as a member of a state committee and helped develop The Texas Children in Nature Strategic Plan, to encourage children to better understand Texas’ natural resources. He is currently leading Project Blazingstar, an effort to restore native prairie to three areas in Houston’s Hermann Park. Jaime uses the latest technology to capture his young audience’s attention, cultivating 3,000 young people annually to be the next generation of prairie stewards.

— Proposed by Garden Club of Houston (TX), Zone IX.
 

In recognition of your work as a conservationist and educator of young children. You helped develop The Texas Children in Nature Strategic Plan, whose goal is to encourage children to better understand Texas’ natural resources. As head of Project Blazingstar, you encourage students to help restore three areas in Houston’s Hermann Park back to native prairie. Your enthusiasm helps cultivate young people to be the next generation of prairie stewards. Proposed by the Garden Club of Houston, Zone IX