A Tribute to a Texas Naturalist: Greg Lasley

Dr. Chuck Sexton will offer a personal overview of the career of his late friend, Greg Lasley, who was a world-class wildlife photographer, one of the top birders in Texas, and a recognized expert on other types of fauna, such as dragonflies and damselflies. Greg traveled all over Texas, and to many destinations around the world, to encounter and document wildlife. Chuck will touch on Greg’s career as a birding trip leader, their shared travels around Texas, and Greg’s diverse interests beyond birding. These included Greg’s significant contributions to iNaturalist in his later years. Greg Lasley’s legacy lives on in his photographs and contributions to the study of natural history in Texas and beyond.

Dr. Sexton’s focus in graduate school was the impacts of urbanization on birds. He has been birding all over Texas for more than 50 years. With Greg Lasley, Chuck was Texas regional editor for American Birds for many years. He worked in the City of Austin’s Environmental Department for a decade developing the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan. Dr. Sexton then worked for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for 16 years as the biologist at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. He retired from that position at the end of 2010. He continues to travel, go birding, study moths, and lecture. He is an inveterate eBirder and iNaturalist and is featured in the May 2024 edition of Texas Parks and Wildlife, weighing-in on the best bird to represent Texas.

Please note that this meeting will be held in the community/fellowship hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 909 Avenue D, in Marble Falls. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for light refreshments and social time. The business meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the presentation will follow at about 10:30 a.m.

Weather permitting, there will be a pre-meeting bird walk at 8:00 a.m. in Johnson Park, 230 Avenue J, in Marble Falls.