- Graduated with a B.A. in zoology from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1991
- Started sharing his love of wildlife with students in 1992 and has presented for over two MILLION kids!
- On the Texas Commission on the Arts’ Roster of Touring Artists & Companies since 2000.
- Awards/honors:
- Selected as a Nat’l Endowment for the Arts’ “American Masterpiece Artist” for ’08-’10 touring seasons.
- Booklist starred review and 2009 Editor’s Choice for his DVD “Animals Rock with Lucas Miller Vol. 1“
- Parents’ Choice “Silver” [read review] and NAPPA “Honors” for I Love Earth: The Absolute Best of the Singing Zoologist
- Parents’ Choice “Silver” for I Was a Super-duper Pupa (now titledGotta Take Care of the Hive)
- Parents’ Choice “Silver” for There’s a Chicken On My Head
- Parents’ Choice “Recommended” for The Anaconda La Bamba
- First place in category in 2006 Great American Song Contest for his song “Living In Symbiosis”
- “Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting” in the 2005 Great American Song Contest for the song “Metamorphosis”
- Honorable mention in the Mountain Stage Newsong Contest for “Metamorphosis”
- Honorable Mention for “Slimy” in the Unisong Songwriting Contest.
- “Best New Artist for Older Children” in the 2001 Children’s Music Web Awards!!
- Selected as a Nat’l Endowment for the Arts’ “American Masterpiece Artist” for ’08-’10 touring seasons.
- The Texas State Library Commissioned Lucas to write theme songs for Summer Reading Programs in 2005 (Go Wild-READ), 2007 (Sail Away With Books), and 2012 (Get a Clue)
- Career highlights include performances for
- Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children
- Austin City Limits Music Festival
- The National Zoo in Washington, DC
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- Waco ArtsFest 2020 & 2021
- Laguna Atascosa Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
- The Austin Symphony’s Children’s Day Art Park
- Texas Association of Environmental Educators’ Conference
- Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX
- Quinta Mazatlan in McAllen, TX
- National Association for Interpretation Region 6 Conference
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- American School of Tampico, Mexico
- Texas Outdoor Education Association Conference
- Hundreds, if not thousands, of schools and libraries across the continent