"In the end we will conserve only what we love....We will love only what we understand....and we will understand only what we are taught", Baba Dioum, African Ecologist

“ We shouldn’t think about youth’s experiences in nature as an extracurricular activity, but as a vital element for healthy development”, author Richard Louv The Last Child in the Woods

"JrAHA is about getting our youth outdoors not for just an event, but to begin a lifetime of outdoor recreational experiences and to foster the stewardship of our nautral resources", founder Ed Gerhardt

JrAHA’s Leadership Council
has a proactive role in educational programs, volunteer programs and fundraising.

1.   Ronald Johnson, Ph.D., retired HISD administrator and educator who was the founder for the HISD AG-Science & FFA programs teaching hunter’s education and wildlife management.
2.     Wilber Harkness, DDS and Qualified TPWD Aquatic Education Instructor.
3.    Scott Andre, MSgt, USAF ret., and Qualified TPWD Aquatic Education Instructor.  Serves as Operations Manager at the Houston Executive Airport.