Helen Black is a leading naturalist and conservationist in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Biography
Black was one of the founders of the Cincinnati Nature Center (CNC) in 1965 and Little Miami Inc. She served as vice president of the CNC from 1967 to 1977. Black was president of the Ohio chapter of The Nature Conservancy from 1976 to 1978 and board member of the Ohio Environmental Council.
In 1972, the Garden Club of America awarded Black the Medal of Merit for Conservation. In 1973, she was awarded the oak Leaf Award from The Nature Conservancy as well as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Conservation Award. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1978. She was nominated along with her husband, Robert L. Black Jr., in 1997 for the Jacob E. Davis Volunteer Leadership Award. In 2012, the CNC honored her for her work in conservation in the Greater Cincinnati region at their first Awards dinner.
She is currently a teaching volunteer, land steward, and active honor trustee and lands committee member at the CNC. She also has worked with other regional conservation groups including: Edge of Appalachia Preserve, Greenacres, Cincinnati Museum Center, Indian Hill Garden Club, and Cincinnati Wildflower Preservation Society.