Texas Fauna Project

Golden-cheeked Warbler

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Valarie Bristol is an Austin-based lawyer, and a long-time advocate for conservation in the Hill Country. Through her service with Travis County, the Trust for Public Lands, the Texas Land Trust Council, and the Nature Conservancy of Texas, she has made many contributions. Here she tells about her role on the Travis Audubon Society board helping secure the last steps in a 50-year campaign to set aside Baker Sanctuary as a protected area, eventually placed within the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve and dedicated to golden-cheeked warblers and other wildlife.