Bethany grew up participating in rehabilitation efforts of wildlife. Throughout her youth she volunteered hundreds of hours with local animal rescues.
While at university, Bethany was the founding President of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Pre-Veterinary Society. She gathered a specialized group of university students to form a Roots and Shoots program. Bethany led the group to visit Pinellas County High Schools, where they inspired after school programs to help protect native endangered flora and fauna. Stahl created spin-off Roots and Shoots groups at Boca Ciega High School. Dr. Jane Goodall, who awarded her and the group a Certificate of Appreciation for their work propagating hundreds of Florida Golden Asters. Bethany was granted access to endangered seeds from Bok Towers Botanical Gardens and where she directed students to grow them. Participants of Bethany’s group met Stahl at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, where she led the group with horticulture specialists from Bok Tower Botanical Gardens to plant the growing seedlings.
After receiving her Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences with a focus on Interdisciplinary Animal Sciences and a minor in American Sign Language, Bethany’s shifted her efforts to authorship to share the message and love of earth to young readers across the world.
Her third book, Save the Ocean became her first best-seller and started her Save the Earth® children’s book series. Since then, many books in the Save the Earth® series have become best-sellers, received multiple literary awards, and are utilized in schools around the world. Her work has become adapted into large scale installations across the nation engaging her stories with outdoor activities in ecological preservation areas.
Bethany is actively involved in the community. She regularly donates books to local Little Free Libraries, has donated art work to green spaces, and volunteered several thousands of hours to various wildlife, domestic animals, and conservation organizations.