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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Armand Lucas started The Urban-Woods Initiative to create spaces for BIPOC of all ages to experience the joy of bird-watching.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nicole Jackson is an environmental educator in Cleveland, Ohio, who's part of Black AF in STEM, an organization that hosts the annual Black Birders Week.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Armand Lucas reviews a bird guide with members of The Urban-Woods Initiative.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Urban-Woods Initiative has gone beyond birding to include herpetology walks. Here, member Nick Sutton holds a snake. Sutton is a naturalist, ecologist, and conservationist who has led nature walks focused on reptiles and amphibians.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Members of The Urban-Woods Initiative pose for a group photo during a BIPOC Bird Photography Walk at Magnuson Park led by Angela Ledyard, center.]]></image:caption>
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