5th Environmental Film Series with discussions led by Ohio State and local experts
A young, passionate birder, Bronx, NYC -native and National Audubon staffer, Jason Ward, will share episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 of his video series on Topic.com. He's blazing a trail for children growing up in under-served communities to love and understand our natural world.
Jason Ward
Live and in-person presenting episodes from his Birds of North America. Ward is a birder, writer and the host of Birds of North America airing on Topic.com. He also serves as a community relations and outreach coordinator for the National Audubon Society in Atlanta, Georgia. Born and raised in the Bronx, NYC, his love for wildlife began at a young age as he fell in love with dinosaurs, an infatuation that provided him with an escape from the obstacles growing up in the South Bronx. Now, he gets to share his love for modern-day dinosaurs with the public, in his web series; "Birds of North America." Jason’s mission is to change the way the public views wildlife, and to blaze a trail for future generations of children growing up in underserved communities.
Film Synopsis
Jason Ward has been an avid birdwatcher since he was a kid growing up in the Bronx, where he spotted a peregrine falcon eating a pigeon on a ledge outside his bedroom window. In the first season of Topic's new series, the avian advocate and father of two traveled around the Northeast, from Cape May, New Jersey, to Maine, delighting audiences with his contagious curiosity about the natural world—and the creatures within it. Those creatures include those of the human variety, too, with guests such as comedian Wyatt Cenac, Dr. Drew Lanham of Clemson University, “The Birdist” Nicholas Lund, the American Museum of Natural History’s Paul Sweet, and the Feminist Bird Club. (Plus Jason’s younger brother Jeffrey, a fellow birder and formidable opponent in the brothers' annual bird count competition.) Get your binoculars ready. Birds of North America on Topic.com, now in its second season, has over 20 2-9-minute episodes and counting.
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