Jesus M. Garcia

Research Associate, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum & Education Specialist, Mission Garden

Jesús M. García was born and raised in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, México. Since 1991, he has been associated with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Jesús is a Desert Ecologist and Ethnobotanist and serves as a Conservation Research Associate, teaching natural history and cultural programs throughout Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico. He holds two bachelor degrees, one in Elementary Education and another in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a minor in Cultural Anthropology. He has been Director of the Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project for over 20 years. He is also a Co-Chair Board Member and collaborator of Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace and the Mission Garden for over a decade. His many interests include conservation biology, art, cultural ecology, regional languages, music, and desert gardening.