Claim: John Hanson Mitchell worked in the field of environmental education after graduating and  was hired in 1973 by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to "protecting the nature of Massachusetts".
Evidence: He graduated from Columbia University in 1967 with a degree in comparative literature. In 1973 Mitchell was hired by the Massachusetts Audubon Society and in 1980 founded and edited the Society's award-winning journal Sanctuary. Following graduation he worked in the field of environmental education and then began freelance writing. Massachusetts Audubon Society Non-profit organization Protecting the nature of Massachusetts