Jesús M. García

Jesús M. García was born and raised in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, México and is a Conservation Research Associate at the Desert Museum. Jesús holds degrees in Elementary Education, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Cultural Anthropology. Jesús has been interpreting ethnography, natural history, and culture of regional Indigenous nations, Spanish Latin America, and Spain for over thirty years. He has served on the boards of many Tucson nonprofits and city initiatives; is a frequent speaker at conferences and community events; and has been profiled in numerous publications, videos, and podcasts. His many interests include conservation biology, art, cultural ecology, regional languages, music, and desert gardening.