Don't forget to check out the Natural Areas portion of this website! Part of my mission is to help others engage with, and gain a greater appreciation for, natural heritage areas in the Midwest. Compared to mountains, deserts, rainforests, oceans and seas, the American Midwest wilderness receives relatively little notice on the world stage. It is my duty to reframe how people see and interact with this unnoticed treasure, the most endangered ecosystems in the nation.