Jon Rezendes
Conservation advocacy through the written word and voluntary action for the Borderland and beyond
About
Publications
- A Conservation Star Deep in the Heart, Rewilding Earth, May 24, 2023
- Rewilding the Wall: Part One, Rewilding Earth, September 6, 2023
- Megafauna Aliens of the Borderlands, Rewilding Earth, December 5, 2023
- Castner Range: A model for defense conservation, Stars and Stripes, January 2, 2024
- The Jornada Hawk: A Brief Case-Study in Decolonizing Nomenclature, Rewilding Earth, March 25, 2024
- El Paso's Rio Bosque threatened by unchecked forces of development, I Love Parks, April 10, 2024 (reprinted by El Chuqueño on April 17, 2024)
- Fight for Florida's Wildlands, Rewilding Earth, August 28, 2024
Podcast Appearances
- Rewilding Earth, Episode 111: "Combat Vet Jon Rezendes on Large Carnivore Coexistence and a Habitat Protection Victory in El Paso’s Franklin Mountains" with Jack Humphrey, July 14, 2023 (embedded below)
- 90 Miles from Needles, Season 3 Episode 14: "Saving El Paso's Rio Bosque Wetlands" with Chris Clarke, May 7, 2024 (embedded below)
Presentations
- Rewilding the Wall: Corridors and Carnivores in the Borderland, Chihuahuan Desert Conference, November 2023 (slides re-published by Rewilding Earth and available below)
By Others
- Meet Jon Rezendes, former US Army infantry officer and El Paso conservation advocate by the El Paso Zoo, August 4, 2023
- Can we create wildlife corridors along the US Mexico border wall? by the Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition, January 6, 2024
- The Viral Instagram post by El Paso FitFam, April 16, 2024 (video)
- TxDOT study draws concerns over fate of wetlands by KTSM (NBC 9), April 17, 2024 (video)
- "Salvemos Río Bosque" by Noticias El Paso (Univision 26), April 18, 2024 (video)
- In Defense of the Rio Bosque Wetlands by El Chuqueño, April 25, 2024
- Saving A Rare Desert Wetland: A Masterclass in Loraxing in El Paso by the Rewilding Institute, April 26, 2024
- Land near Rio Bosque to be used to establish permanent concrete plant by KVIA (ABC 7), May 7, 2024 (video)
- El Paso City Council votes to make concrete plant permanent fixture at Rio Bosque by the El Paso Times, May 10, 2024
- El Paso Residents Rally to Protect a Rio Grande Wetland by Inside Climate News, May 13, 2024 (Re-printed by The Texas Tribune)
Military Service
- West Point, Class of 2009
- Infantry platoon leader, Afghan War, OEF X-XI, 101st Airborne
- Ranger Instructor, Florida Phase of Army Ranger School
- Two-time infantry company commander, 1st Armored
- 100% Disabled Veteran
- (Photo credit: AP)
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