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Gaylene Tupen

Senior Wildlife Biologist

Gaylene Tupen is a biologist with over 20 years of professional experience in natural resource management. She has a B.S. in Environmental and Systematic Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Ms. Tupen is experienced in wildlife … Read more


Lance Spece

Lance Spece

Land Manager

Lance joined Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Spring of 2020. Lance was born and raised in Sacramento County and graduated from Humboldt State with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Management, with an emphasis in Planning and … Read more


Niall Ogburn

Niall Ogburn

Land Manager

Niall Ogburn began working with WHF in November 2019 as a part time technician before being brought on as a full-time employee in January 2020. Niall attended Sonoma State University and received a B.A. in 2017 in Environmental … Read more


Rebecca Herrera

Rebecca Herrera

Project Assistant

Rebecca Herrera has been volunteering and interning at Wildlife Heritage Foundation since 2016. As a WHF student intern she has assisted with the Sun City Urban Bird Project, installing and monitoring storm drain covers and has assisted in … Read more