about the nature center: who we are The Golden-Cheeked Warbler is the icon of the Helotes Creek Nature Center. The preservation of the Helotes Creek area and other riparian areas are what we are all about. Our goal is to help citizens and visitors become more aware of the environment so that they can help us take better care of it. Find out more about what's going on in your community, from local community garden efforts to water conservation information and local birding sites! Click here to see our community network!

Louise Cooper, Director		Louise Cooper, administrator for the Helotes Creek Nature Center, has been in marketing and management for many years, most recently as the Western Regional sales manager for Wind Energy Corporation, a wind turbine company. She moved back to her native Texas after working in Manhattan, Chicago and Tokyo, among other places. She brings a passion for the environment and a strong interest in aligning Hill Country conservationists and environmentalists with the local community around a common interest – to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for the unique beauty and historical significance of this lovely place and to ensure that it will be here for generations to come.
Myfe Moore, Founder      Board Member		Myfe Moore, founder of the Helotes Creek Nature Center, belongs to a family which has been in the Helotes area for five generations, and currently ranches outside of Helotes and in South Texas in Maverick County. Moore serves on the board of San Antonio Solar, is a Director Emeritus of San Antonio Livestock Exposition, and also founded the San Geronimo Nature Center. Moore is also a local historian, helping to get the RLWhite Ranch, (also known as Rancho Blanco) onto the National Registry of Historic Places. She has facilitated archaeological documentation on Rancho Blanco that show evidence of the oldest human inhabitants on the North American continent. In addition, she has documented Golden-Cheeked Warbler studies on the ranch and is currently undertaking extensive hydrological surveys on the ranch land, and has become a lay-person aquifer and riparian guardian.
Dr. Ron Green, Board Member		Dr. Ronald T. Green, PhD in Hydrogeology, works at the Southwest Research Institute as a scientist, researcher and staff in the Geosciences and Engineering. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, the South Texas Geological Society , and the San Antonio Geological Society. His professional affiliations include the Edwards Aquifer Authority Aquifer Science Advisory panel member, the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Board member, Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program Science Sub-Committee member. Ron lives in Helotes with his wife and family.
Mary Harper, Board Member		Mary Harper, a 5th generation rancher, grew up in the Texas Hill Country, actively participating in equestrian and agricultural programs. "Practically born on a horse", Mary was a member of the Highschool Rodeo Association, the Texas Youth Rodeo Association, the Bandera Youth Association and won the Martha Josey Reserve World Champion Barrel Racer. Mary's interests growing up also included ranching, and she participated in 4-H and Future Farmers of America. Now 29 years old, Mary resides in Austin, TX with a TCU Fashion Merchandising and Business BFA, is a Miami Real Estate broker, former Wilhelmina model, current commercial property manager, married to Will Harper-partner Capitol Chevrolet dealership, and has one daughter Flora.

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