Verre Michelle Harris Art Contest Winner

Michelle is one of the three winners from the 2025 CUAA Art Contest. "I attended Humboldt State University from 2015 to 2017 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Wildlife Biology. Humboldt set me up for success, and I have since worked closely with California spotted owl, American goshawk, tricolored blackbird, Santa Cruz Island scrub-jay, pinyon jay, southwestern willow flycatcher, painted bunting, and much more over the years. I also developed a passion for environmental education, leading me to become a naturalist at an outdoor science camp, conservation interpreter at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, educator at a science center in Alaska, and instructor for Inspiring Girls* Expeditions. Art has always been a huge hobby of mine, so I'm thankful for opportunities like this to share it with the wildlife community!" Michelle Harris Cal Poly Humboldt 2017 Graduate