Pat Marks

Pat Marks, the associate director of the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, has been an educator for over 40 years. She created the original curriculum at the center for most of their programming and has devoted her life to educating students about the wonders of native flora and fauna. Whether hiking through the woods in search of armadillos or hawks, dipping in the ponds for crawfish and tadpoles, or planting pollinator gardens full of wildflowers, she encourages a love for the environment in young children.