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Wildlife Conservation Foundation Spotlight

OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION SPOTLIGHT

Ethan House, Board of Directors

House is originally from Houston.
He is married to Wendy House, and COURTESY
they have a daughter, Hadley. He and
his family now reside in Oklahoma.
He is the vice president for business
development at EnergyNet Inc.,
where oil, natural gas, and other com-
modities are auctioned.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in
marketing, advertising and public rela-
tions from West Texas A&M University. He joined the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Foundation as an original member in 2018
after a colleague introduced him to Wildlife Commissioner James
V. Barwick. After some discussion about OWCF, he was eager,
without hesitation, to join the board. He loves the outdoors and
House enjoys fly fishing on a mountain stream.
the mission the Foundation was setting out to accomplish.
House is encouraging others to support the Oklahoma Department side makes him happy, even if it’s just mowing the grass. If he had
of Wildlife Conservation through OWCF so all can enjoy the wildlife to choose an all-time favorite outdoor activity, it would have to be
and wild spaces Oklahoma has to offer. By joining the Foundation, he fishing, he said. “Whether you are fly fishing a river in the mountains
can actively ensure that future generations have the space to enjoy or out on the flats in the bay, you get to experience a slice of the
their outdoor pursuits. outdoors that the majority never get a
He believes that there are several COURTESTY chance to see,” he said.
projects that ODWC has identified that He considers himself fortunate to not
need to be focused on, and they vary only get to experience the outdoors
greatly. He understands the differenc- himself, but he has the opportunity
es in updated fish hatcheries across the to share it with his friends and family.
state and assisting Game Wardens with He tries to get his family into the out-
updated gear and equipment. “Both are doors at every opportunity. Whether
integral to the future of the outdoors in it’s a fishing excursion, hiking, biking or
Oklahoma,” he said. House is confident simply going for a walk in the woods,
that OWCF will be able to assist with the he just enjoys experiencing it with his
goals of the Department for the better- family. “I wish it were all day every day.
Fishing is among House’s many outdoor pursuits.
ment of sportsmen and sportswomen as Here, he proudly shows off a nice lunker bass. There is so much to learn just watching
well as the employees of ODWC. the natural world,” he said.
Other boards and groups House is involved with include: “I ask two things from everyone who reads this: 1. Support the
• The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma. OWCF in any way
• Acquisition, Divestment & Mergers (ADAM-OKC). you can. Every dollar COURTESY
• Oklahoma Youth Hunting Program. counts! 2. Introduce
• Wes Welker Foundation. someone to the
“I have been hunting and fishing most of my life,” House said. outdoors this year
“It has grown and expanded into variations and has taken me all — a family member,
over the U.S. and other countries. The experiences are incred- friend, or colleague.
ible, as are the people you meet along the way. The best part Find something you
about it is that you have a story to tell later and inspire others to can both do, and
experience the outdoors.” create some fond House, right, and hunting buddy after a
House enjoys any outdoor activity. Anything that gets him out- memories.” successful Argentinian dove hunt.

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