Legally blind since the age of 8, Jill Pearson has never let her limitations deter her from pursuing her passions. A native of South Florida, her lifelong love of animals and the natural world led her to obtain a Bachelors Degree in Biology at the University of Miami. Since then her skills and areas of expertise as an environmentalist have grown and expanded along with the sense of connectedness and joy she derives from nature. Her experiences have included canoeing (She is Red Cross Certified) in the Everglades and Biscayne Bay, kayaking in Glacier Bay in Alaska, backpacking in Alaska,...more
