About our Meeting Logo

About the 2027 Logo Artist

Elisa Torres is a Chicana public artist, muralist, and designer from Oxnard, California. Her work is rooted in community, place, and the relationships between people and their surrounding landscapes. Through public art and visual storytelling, she explores themes of movement, memory, cultural identity, and collective stewardship. Elisa holds a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from California State University Channel Islands and has created large-scale public artworks throughout Ventura County in collaboration with local communities, students, artists, and civic partners.

The logo for the 74th Annual Meeting, Interwoven Paths, is inspired by the migratory journey of the sandhill crane and the interconnected landscapes that sustain wildlife across the West. The crane’s flight follows ancient pathways shaped by seasonal change, weather, water, food, and inherited memory—moving through wetlands, agricultural fields, cities, and open spaces without regard for the borders humans have drawn across the land.

The sweeping lines and layered forms surrounding the bird evoke overlapping flight routes, waterways, habitat corridors, and human infrastructure. Together, they reflect the complexity of migration and the ways wildlife must navigate both natural systems and altered landscapes. The design emphasizes that ecosystems do not exist in isolation: the protection of one habitat can affect species and communities hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

At its center, the crane becomes a symbol of resilience, continuity, and connection. The mark represents the shared responsibility of scientists, land managers, conservationists, and communities to protect the interwoven pathways that allow wildlife to move, adapt, and thrive.