Lunchtime Lecture: The Urban Wildlife Information Network

The Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN) is an international research project started by the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The focus is monitoring wildlife along the urban to rural gradient using camera traps. The Fort Worth UWIN project began in 2021 and uses the TX-199 corridor as a transect to collect data in Tarrant and Parker Counties. This presentation will discuss the purpose of the project as well as some unexpected findings. By improving our understanding of urban wildlife, we can learn how to design our communities with wildlife in mind to create places where both people and nature can thrive.

About the Presenter 

Rachel Richter is an Urban Wildlife Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife in DFW. She has a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Texas A&M and a master’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from Texas State. As an Urban Wildlife Biologist, she focuses on making our communities more wildlife-friendly through educational outreach and providing technical guidance.

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Price: FREE

Location: The Commons of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) Building, or online via the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85790638008?pwd=rWT4gum5nES6clJrNl4za5o5CPfB0h.1

Inclement Weather: This event is indoors and will proceed as scheduled, rain or shine.

About the Research Lecture Series

The BRIT Research Lecture Series is designed to create community wide conversation about a diverse range of important and rapidly developing topics. This series gives scientists and speakers a forum for sharing the most current information about their areas of expertise and allows the public to interact with leading members of the local, national, and international scientific community.