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Tiffany Kersten did not set out to do a Big Year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she found herself amidst one. As a sexual assault survivor, she spent 2021 traveling to all corners of the Lower 48 States, tallying birds and gifting personal safety alarms to women she met along the way. Her goal was to see 700 species and to raise awareness of women’s safety in the outdoors. She ultimately surpassed her goal and set a record of 726 species. In her presentation, Tiffany will lead us through the fear, empowerment, and struggles that all play vital roles in her personal growth, which she experienced on this wild adventure.

Tiffany Kersten is a Wisconsin native. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Northland College. She has spent over a decade as an environmental educator, teaching about bird migration with the Cape May Bird Observatory, monitoring shorebirds on Cape Cod, banding Honeycreepers in Hawaii, and finally landing in South Texas, where she worked for the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge and then managed the McAllen Nature Center. After completing her Lower 48 States Big Year in 2021, she founded her own company, Nature Ninja Birding Tours. She guides primarily in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and offers international tours as well.

The meeting room opens at 6:30 p.m.
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Join us at 6:45 p.m. for a Sea and Sage project highlight.
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Melissa & Catherine, Program Co-Chairs