With nearly 170 volunteer hours, Danny Martin has supported Capital Area Master Naturalists through restoration projects, research, leading clean-ups and training other volunteers.

Danny Martin has been volunteering with Capital Area Master Naturalists (CAMN) since 2021 to assist them with a variety of naturalist projects in an ongoing effort to make our community a better, cleaner, and more educated place. Danny has always had a curious mind for nature and felt a strong pull to put that into practice, which is what inspired him to begin his work with CAMN. Some of the work Danny has done with CAMN includes helping to restore and rebuild a pollinator garden at Brackenridge Field Lab at the University of Texas; building multiple shade structures and greenhouses at Circle Acres; building a restoration pathway and planting it with native trees at both the Vireo Preserve and the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve; and creating and planting a restoration seed-plot at the Maxwell Tract of the Water Quality Projection Lands. Danny also goes into the field to collect specimens for spider research, cleans up trash in various parks and preserves, and often plants trees in Roy G. Guerrero park. In addition to his in-field work, Danny helps lead trainings to encourage others to join CAMN and to educate them on how they too can become a master naturalist.

To read more about his story, check out his Legend Page.