Nicole Jackson (birder)

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Nicole Jackson is an American birder and environmental educator. She co-founded the first Black Birders Week in 2020, [1] [2] [3] [4] is a board member for the Columbus Audubon chapter, and is a former member of the National Parks Conservation Association's Next Generation Advisory Council. [5] [6] She has worked with Outdoor Afro, Aldo Leopold Foundation, and Children & Nature Network’s Natural Leaders Network cohort, and North American Association of Environmental Education. [5] [7]

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She is from Cleveland, Ohio [2] [6] and spent time in foster care when she was young. [2] [3] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources at Ohio State University [6] [8] [5] in 201 with a major in Parks, Recreation & Tourism and a focus on environmental education and interpretation. [7] [6] [5] She was a Toyota TogetherGreen Youth Fellow. [2] [7]

She on the board of the Audubon of Columbus, Ohio [2] [6] [8] [9] where she works as an educator with urban youth. [2] She created Black in National Parks Week. [6] [5] She worked at North American Association of Environmental Education as a CCC Fellow. [7] She has previously worked as an educator and camp coordinator at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. [7] She is a former member of the National Parks Conservation Association's Next Generation Advisory Council, [5] [6] and has worked with Outdoor Afro, Aldo Leopold Foundation, and Children & Nature Network’s Natural Leaders Network cohort, and North American Association of Environmental Education. [5] [7]

She became interested in birds at Ohio State University when she started working on the Acadian flycatchers and northern cardinals with her advisor Amanda Rodewald. [2] [9]

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