Land Restoration Principals

Steve Windhager, Director of Landscape Restoration

  • Ph.D. in environmental science, 1999, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
  • M.A. in philosophy/environmental ethics, 1994, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
  • B.A., philosophy, 1992, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • Related expertise includes ecological restoration design; savanna, prairie, rangeland, wetland, rand urban forest habitats; project leadership; public speaking and media relations; problem-solving; landscape management plan design; monitoring and statistics.

Mark Simmons, Ecologist

  • Ph.D. in rangeland ecology and management, 2003, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • M.S. in botany, 1996, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • B.S. in environmental science, 1981, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • Related expertise includes ecological engineering and restoration design; public speaking; vegetation field sampling and analysis; statistical analysis; prescribed burning and aerial photograph interpretation.

Heather Venhaus, Environmental Designer

  • Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, 1998, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • Related expertise includes environmental design, master planning, group facilitation, traditional landscape design, project development and natural-resource inventory mapping.