Owls have always embodied a deep connection with wisdom and intuitive knowledge.  This barn owl is intentionally a bit confrontational – with a deep inquisitive stare directly at the viewer.  With an old barn in the distance and a spider web in the foreground, the composition connects old and young, humans and nature, and the vulnerability found in them all.  The imbedded text reads, “We can both support people and protect nature, but we’ve got to be smart about how we do it.”