I’ve been on a quest for the past two years. On my journeys across the country, I’ve made it a point to spend time in certain places — those locales that instilled a love of nature in people that would go on to become advocates for nature and foresaw the need to protect the wildlands we cherish today. One such trip led me to the birthplace of Aldo Leopold in Burlington, Iowa. Leopold was raised in a glorious home overlooking the Mississippi River (see photo above). His father, Carl, was an avid hunter. Read more…