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At the Aldo Leopold Foundation, we are a dynamic community, united by a shared passion for conservation and environmental stewardship. Our mission revolves around the fusion of time-honored wisdom and contemporary initiatives as we endeavor to nurture a harmonious coexistence between humanity and the natural world.
The First Wilderness Area. With degrees in hand, Leopold joined the Forest Service in 1909, advancing swiftly as a ranger and supervisor in New Mexico. By 1919, his thinking had evolved from a narrow focus on forestry and wildlife management to an expanded awareness of the need to protect wilderness in America. In 1924, Leopold convinced the ...
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold.Describing the land around the author's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold's idea of a "land ethic", or a responsible relationship existing between people and the land they inhabit.
A native of Burlington, Iowa, Rand Aldo Leopold was born on January 11, 1887. He was the eldest son of a manufacturer of fine walnut desks, Carl Leopold, and his mother’s name was Clara Starker. He had a comfortable life, and he grew up living in a mansion situated atop a limestone buff which overlooked the Mississippi River.
Leopold Archives. Physically housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where Leopold was a professor, the Aldo Leopold Archives represent a wealth of information about the evolution of Leopold’s thinking. They provide a detailed look at the growth of the conservation movement from the early 1900s through Aldo's death in 1948 and beyond.
Jan 23, 2013 · Over his 40-year career as a forester, scientist, teacher, and writer, Aldo Leopold brought a greater understanding of our relationship with the natural world at a time when the technological advances of the 20 th century increasingly shut people off from their surroundings. Jan. 11 marked the 125 th anniversary of Aldo Leopold’s birth and ...
Aldo Leopold - author, philosopher, conservationist, and so-called “Father of Wildlife Ecology” - is a pillar of the modern-day wildlife conservation and management movement. His revolutionary musings on the value of land and wildlife and his intentional management techniques often appear in the discourse on wildlife management.
