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. For over a decade, she has conducted ecological research on a variety of organisms, including birds, fishes, and plants across the United States, the Caribbean, and South America to advance conservation and management efforts. She is also 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.