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Meet Christine Jacobsen
Christine Jacobsen - Nebraska State Coordinator
Christine Jacobsen is a conservation and environmental educator with over 10 years experience teaching workshops and youth and community groups with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been state coordinator of LEP in Nebraska since 2000 and trained in LEP in 1999.
A native of Iowa, Christine has a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Iowa State University, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She has done public relations assignments, educator workshops on conservation education, started nature day camps, planned school gardens, and chaired community events, often combining information about Aldo Leopold and his philosophies in the process.
Currently, Christine is heading up the Metro Omaha Resources for Exploring Nature; a community forum to promote the importance of outdoor play.
Professional memberships include: Groundwater Foundation, North American Association for Environmental Education, Pheasants Forever, Nebraska Association for Environment Education Read the rest of this entry »