Conservation is important to who I am as a person. As a Girl Scout troop leader and as a mom, I try to teach my littles about the importance of conservation. As a scholar writing my dissertation, I’m focusing on the research behind conservation leadership. While I still have a way to go in completing my dissertation, something that has continuously come up in my research is the importance of outdoor experiences during childhood. Mentorship and environmental education are inte

We hear it all the time—children are the future. When we hear it, we believe it. But, when it comes down to it, do we capitalize on the opportunities we get to bring them with us? It is so true. Children ARE the future and it’s best that we get them interested in our passions and lifestyles at the earliest age possible. No, they don’t have to pick up a weapon and make their first harvest at the age of two, but that is when they are at their most curious and their brains want

Choosing a good plot can be a tedious and confusing task. It seems like there are a million different options with really similar claims that all state that their specific product will “bring you the biggest bucks” or “provides the nutrition deer need and keeps them coming back”. While this is all good and well, it can be difficult to weed through what’s hocus pocus and what actually provides deer with the best nutrition to keep them healthy through the winter. We’ve been usi