About

Amber Wendler is a biologist with extensive experience leading projects and programs, translating complex science into accessible insights, and effectively engaging with diverse communities and youth. For over a decade, she has conducted and supported ecological and climate-related work across the United States, the Caribbean, and South America to advance conservation, management, and community-informed solutions. She is deeply committed to fostering equity in science, the outdoors, and climate and environmental action.

 

As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellow and Global Change Fellow, Amber’s doctoral research investigated how different environments affect birds and how climate change may shape bird populations over time.

 

Amber is also the co-editor of Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature, an award-winning book that has been featured by Outside Magazine, Forbes, REI, and more.

 

In her free time, she enjoys running, birding, backpacking, and biking.