Portrait of Evan Barrientos.

Evan Barrientos

Communications Manager, Community Building
About

Evan Barrientos is the communications manager for Community Building. His passion is using photography, videography, and writing to inspire people to explore and care for nature. From 2018–2025 he managed communications and marketing for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Rockies. He began birdwatching and photography as a child at the Schlitz 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Nature Center in Wisconsin and studied Natural Resources at Cornell University. In addition to communications, he has worked in the fields of environmental education, volunteer coordination, land restoration and management, and ecology. 

Articles by Evan Barrientos

Fire takes over a grassy forest floor, leaving black ash and smoke in the already burned area.
Meet the Fire Starters Restoring One of North America’s Greatest Forests
October 02, 2023 — In the Southeast, the fates of longleaf pines and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are inextricably tied. To save both, we must remember how to embrace fire.
News
A woman pulls a wagon with plants in front of flowers.
Habitat Hero at Griffiths 1 Solar Project
July 01, 2023 — Expanding the potential for bird-friendly gardens and solar energy in Johnstown, Colorado.
ROCKIES Native Plants
Cattle graze in a pasture below dry slopes.
Experimenting Today to Save Tomorrow’s Soils
March 01, 2023 — Seven 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú-certified ranches are testing ways to improve soil health through Colorado’s new STAR Plus program.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Two people kneel in a dry field.
Soil Restoration at Rafter W Ranch
October 27, 2022 — Enhancing soil health to increase drought resilience on an 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Certified Ranch in eastern Colorado.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Butterfly on a purple flower.
A Healing Garden
August 17, 2022 — A new native garden supports the well-being of the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center’s staff and clients.
ROCKIES Native Plants
A red hill rises above sagebrush growing in a meadow.
Eagle Ridge Ranch
September 28, 2021 — Adapting to drought on an 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú-certified ranch in Wyoming.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Ian smiles next to birdfeeders.
Young and Inspired
February 24, 2021 — Why a 12-year-old birder donated to bird conservation.
ROCKIES Kids and Family
An American Avocet forages in a saline wetland.
Securing Gillmor Sanctuary’s Future
December 17, 2020 — A land donation to 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Gillmor Sanctuary protects the future of shorebird habitat restoration.
ROCKIES
A boy looks for pikas in the mountains
A Legacy of Connecting People to Nature
November 22, 2020 — How Cheryl Miller is helping 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú bring environmental education to thousands of kids in southwest Colorado.
ROCKIES Kids and Family