Breyer Kinzer

Breyer Kinzer is the Outreach & Education Manager at HPEC. Before coming to HPEC she worked as a Larimer County Park Ranger and Rugged Research Lead Environmental Educator.Breyer was born and raised in Oglesby, Illinois where he she fell in love with the rivers and forests around Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks. The oldest […]
Amy Roush

Amy is the Nursery Technician at HPEC. She grew up near Austin, Texas and graduated from Rice University in Houston in 2021 with a B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Science. She has prior experience working in nature preserves and gardens, including Hamilton Pool Preserve and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in […]
Baylee Evans

Baylee is a Restoration Ecologist at HPEC. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with double minors in Economics and Anthropology. Baylee is a lifelong Colorado resident born and raised in Durango. Growing up she spent the majority of her free time outdoors and that enthusiasm […]
Jack Van Vleet

Jack Van Vleet is the Lead Restoration Ecologist for our Open Space Management programs. He is a graduate of Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Rangeland Ecology and minors in Ecological Restoration and Conservation Biology. As a lifelong Northern Colorado resident, Jack has a passion for the ecology and management of the […]
Stephen Hornbeck

Stephen is the Nursery Manager at HPEC. Born in Kentucky, Stephen entered the field of ecology with watershed and riparian restoration work up and down the Appalachian Mountain corridor. During stream mapping, fish tissue collection, and habitat assessment inventories, he fell in love with the variation of regional flora adaptations. After moving to Colorado in […]
Jim Tolstrup

Jim Tolstrup is the Executive Director of the High Plains Environmental Center in Loveland, CO, a unique model for preserving native biodiversity in the midst of development. His past work experience includes serving as Land Stewardship Director of Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, CO and running his own landscape design business in Kennebunkport, […]