Join us at 7 PM at the South Texas Botanical Gardens in the education room as we hear from Dania Sanchez of the Golden Triangle Audubon Society about her 2024 Big Year in Texas.

Dania Sanchez is a Texas wildlife photographer and birder on a mission to express her appreciation for birds and wildlife through her work. Her educational background from Del Mar College, Lamar State College Port Arthur and Lamar University provided her with skills to capture nature and understand the impact that technology has on historical and conservancy efforts. She currently serves as President of Golden Triangle Audubon Society and a volunteer for Texas Ornithological Society's Sabine Woods.

Through observation, visual storytelling and advocacy she hopes to spread awareness of the birds and wildlife of many areas in Texas specially the Golden Triangle where she resides. Dania believes that with the help of visibility and education our current and future generations can learn a new appreciation for birds and how they can improve quality of life. You can see her work through tourism brochures, social media, publications, travelogues and at her public speaking events. 

In 2024 Dania and her fiance Gregory Reynolds embarked on a wild adventure called the Texas Big Year resulting with Dania observing 512 species and Gregory with 508 putting them on the 1st and 2nd place lead for the year in Texas. Dania now holds the number 1 female spot for most species seen for Texas in a year.