Althea Sherman Tower
May 23, 2018 | 7 min
| Ep 804
A group of Iowa birding enthusiasts have spent much of the past decade fighting to preserve a piece of Althea Sherman's conservation legacy. Tucked into a corner of the Cedar River valler in eastern Iowa, this chimney swift tower is bringing back the birds and interest in one of Iowa's premiere ornithalogists.
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