Jackson Helling

Jackson M. C. Helling has his B.S. in Wildlife Conservation with a Forestry minor and a Master of Forestry from Virginia Tech.  His Forestry project was on snags and cavity nesting birds in old-growth white oak. His last two years were spent in Ås, Norway at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).  He defended his M.S. Ecology thesis on the long-term effects of forestry on cavity nesting birds in in southeastern Norway.  His main area of study is the applied research and management of forestry and wildlife, especially regarding woodpeckers and broadleaf trees. Jackson joins ABC and AMJV as a Private Lands Wildlife Forester partner with the West Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service.  Favorite bird: Common Raven.

Languages: English, Norwegian, Spanish.  Hometown: Rockville, MD, USA