Cliff Kaplan

Cliff first worked with the Hill Country Alliance in 2015 to coordinate a partnership between HCA and the University of Texas that resulted in the publication of a set of proposed regional conservation strategies. At the completion of that project, Cliff joined the HCA staff as a program manager. He now supports HCA’s Water, Night Skies, and Communities programs. He also co-chairs the Community Engagement Committee of the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network and serves as secretary of the Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining (TRAM) coalition. He is a founding board member of the Comal County Conservation Alliance and the Friends of Lost Maples.

Before joining HCA, Cliff worked on invasive species management in the field with the Austin Parks Foundation and the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department. Cliff holds masters degrees in Community and Regional Planning and Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin.