Hector Aguirre II, Licensed Irrigator, TNLA

Hector Aguirre II has an affinity for landscape architecture rooted in a desire to help people connect with nature and be more active. His own connection with nature shows up in the research and writing work he does as a volunteer, and former intern, of nature database Sharing Nature’s Genius. He’s published three wildlife articles for the database: one article about flight maneuverability in barn swallows, one focusing on how western honeybees choose hive building locations, and another on how barn owls pinpoint prey using their unique hearing. He is currently writing a children’s book that explains how organisms—from avian to mammals—fly, dive, hover, flap, and maneuver.

Being active is another essential part of Hector’s life. He takes mobility practices from physical therapy and combines them with elements of gymnastics to create a calisthenics routine that now includes handstands, handstand pushups, and pistol squats, a practice he hopes to take into his 70’s. He’s spent stints of time in Dallas, TX and in Tempe, AZ—for work at a landscape architecture firm and to earn his master’s degree in Biomimicry from Arizona State, respectively—but always returns to Lubbock to be close to family.