President 1998-2000
Dr. Gary Garrett is a research biologist in the Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Collections at the University of Texas. From 1982 – 2013 he was a research biologist at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and served as the Director of the Watershed Conservation Program. His interests are centered on the conservation of aquatic natural resources and he has authored more than 100 scientific publications on the subject. He has a long history of working cooperatively with private landowners, NGOs, and state and federal agencies to protect, restore and enhance critical habitats. In particular, he has worked on conservation in the Chihuahuan Desert region over a period spanning five decades. In 2016 he received the Distinguished Scientist of the Year Award from the Texas Academy of Science. He is also a Fellow of the Texas Academy of Science, Visiting Professor at Texas A&M University, and Adjunct Professor at Texas State University.