Kristine Rivers is an author, birding guide, instructor, master naturalist, and speaker who loves sharing her passion for nature and wildlife with others. She founded Birding for Fun in 2015 to provide guided birding tours, field trips, and educational services to the public, as well as offering books and hand-crafted products for sale at various events. Upcoming tours, bird walks, classes and wor
kshops, and other events may be found on the website at www.birdingforfun.com/events.html. Birding for Fun has partnered with Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council since 2017 to offer year-round guided tours of Galveston Island and nearby areas. Kristine has provided nature-based education for all ages for the Cities of Pearland, Meadows Place, Missouri City and League City, as well as Galveston's Rosenberg Library, and UTMB’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in both Galveston and Angleton. She became a certified Texas Master Naturalist in 2016, and served as President of the Cradle of Texas Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists from 2017 until 2019. Kristine has been a presenter and field trip leader for Galveston’s FeatherFest since 2016, and is a popular guest speaker for the Galveston County Audubon Group, a division of the Houston Audubon Society; the Ornithology Group, Houston; Texas Master Naturalists; and Texas Master Gardeners. At Birding for Fun, we believe nature should be accessible to everyone. We strive to promote diversity and inclusion regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, and economic status.
