Kerry Blind, FASLA President Ecos Environmental Design, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia Purdue University Graduate Clear Creek CSO in Piedmont Park Category: Service to the Profession "Many of my greatest inspirations have come through travel and spending time out-of-doors. I do not think that there is a better way to understand the stewardship and environmental responsibilites that we as Landscape Architects incur than to spend time communing with and understanding natural systems. Whether you are climbing a mountain or hiding in the forest, observing all around you is the best way to learn. Nature still does it best. "Travel, too, enlightens and teaches us new ways of thinking and provides experiences that cannot be gained by staying at home. Insight into cultures that are completely different from our own offer different views of life, art, gardens and architecture as well as methodologies and even construction techniques. "Observe, learn and apply."