Portrait of Evan Barrientos.

Evan Barrientos

Communications Manager, Community Building
About

Evan Barrientos is the communications manager for Community Building. His passion is using photography, videography, and writing to inspire people to explore and care for nature. From 2018–2025 he managed communications and marketing for Audubon Rockies. He began birdwatching and photography as a child at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Wisconsin and studied Natural Resources at Cornell University. In addition to communications, he has worked in the fields of environmental education, volunteer coordination, land restoration and management, and ecology. 

Articles by Evan Barrientos

A bird sits on a tree branch looking to the left of the frame
Volunteers are Providing the Data Needed to Manage Florida’s Endemic Bird
March 23, 2026 — Jay Watch is a model of community science that guides habitat management and fosters advocates for a threatened species.
Community Science at Audubon
Three people wearing binoculars smile in front of the ocean.
Sharing the Secrets of Seabird Restoration
January 12, 2026 — Meet the 2025 Herz Fellows who came to the Seabird Institute to learn seabird restoration techniques.
Coasts and Oceans
Three women stand pose for a photo in front of a painting.
Introducing the 100th Audubon Campus Chapter: Howard University Green Coalition
October 07, 2025 — How three student organizations in Washington, D.C., aligned to make bird conservation a part of their work.
Audubon Chapters
A man in a raincoat holding a camera stands in front of mountains and a lake.
Building a Career as a Chilean Nature Photographer
September 17, 2025 — The winner of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Grand Prize, Chile and Colombia, devotes himself to supporting biodiversity conservation in Chile.
Audubon Photography Awards
Partially hidden by brown grass and shrubbery, a Lesser Prairie-Chicken with its patterned, striped feathers dances to attract a mate.
In the Great Plains, Landowners Are Banking On the Lesser Prairie-Chicken’s Survival
March 25, 2025 — The best bet to save the imperiled species may be a system that pays farmers and ranchers to protect its grassland home.
Feature Stories
A male Greater Sage-Grouse displays in front of the sun.
A Morning on a Greater Sage-Grouse Lek
May 30, 2024 — Immerse yourself in the magic of Greater Sage-Grouse in this short video of a lek.
Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
A Green-tailed Towhee sings from a branch.
What Audubon Rockies Accomplished in 2023
December 20, 2023 — See what you helped us do for birds in 2023.
ROCKIES
A woman smiles while holding a dandelion and talking to other people at a picnic table.
Meet Moe: Nature Journaler
October 06, 2023 — Moe helps others enjoy nature by slowing down and noticing the details.
ROCKIES Arts & Culture
Fire takes over a grassy forest floor, leaving black ash and smoke in the already burned area.
Meet the Fire Starters Restoring One of North America’s Greatest Forests
October 02, 2023 — In the Southeast, the fates of longleaf pines and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are inextricably tied. To save both, we must remember how to embrace fire.
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