A new documentary celebrating the 150th birthday of legendary Des Moines cartoonist and conservationist Jay N. “Ding” Darling premieres Wednesday.
Why it matters: The film introduces a new generation to an Iowa icon who helped transform wildlife conservation in America.
Flashback: Darling (1876–1962) won two Pulitzer Prizes as a Des Moines Register cartoonist, helped establish the National Wildlife Federation and created the first federal duck stamp…