
He is also a member of the American Mensa Society. He currently sits on the Board of Advisors for the Houston Audubon Society and Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. He was vice president of the Board of Directors for the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 2001-2008. He served as president of the Houston Audubon Society 1989-1991 and purchased the North American Rare Bird Alert for Houston Audubon in 1990. He founded the Piney Woods Wildlife Society in 1982 and the Texas Coast Rare Bird Alert in 1983. The list includes only those birds which have been seen within or ying over the park. Gary has been active in the birding community for more than 30 years. of the Midland Naturalists group of Midland, Texas, during monthly visits over a period of seven years. They begin migration early, August to September, and have. These birds migrate to Central America and south in the winter. Very rarely do you find them in Dallas, but in Sherman and north, they are very common. They have a very definite line where they nest. He is a recipient of the Teacher Excellence Award. The Mississippi Kite is a summer resident in parts of north Texas and southeast states. The wounds have healed and it is doing much better. The first baby was brought to the Center after falling 50 feet from its nest injuring its head. Two nestling Mississippi Kites have arrived within a week of each other. In 32 years at the college, Gary has served as vice president of instruction dean of Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences associate dean of Natural Sciences professor of marketing professor of developmental writing and Faculty Senate president. The raptor nursery at the Wildlife Center of Texas has a new baby raptor species for the 2012 year.

Gary is professor of business and developmental studies at Lone Star College-North Harris.

He has won eight Lone Star College writing awards and is the recipient of the Houston Audubon Society 2004 Excellence in Media Award and the Citizens' Environmental Coalition 2010 Synergy Media Award for Environmental Reporting. He also publishes feature articles in state and national magazines and has written four books: "Texas Wildlife Portfolio," "Texas Gulf Coast Impressions," "Backroads of the Texas Hill Country" and "Enjoying Big Bend National Park." Gary is also a contributing author in the book, "Pride of Place: A Contemporary Anthology of Texas Nature Writing." Gary Clark is the weekly nature columnist for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.
