Aldo Leopold's 125th Birthday

Date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

From The Outlook e-newsletter of the Aldo Leopold Foundation:

Celebrating Aldo Leopold's 125th Birthday

Rand Aldo Leopold was born to Carl Leopold and Clara Starker Leopold on January 11, 1887, in Burlington, Iowa, exactly 125 years ago today. His ideas remain as, if not more, relevant today than they were in his own time. Leopold greatest legacy is his idea of "a land ethic," which he famously penned in his classic book, A Sand County Almanac. "A land ethic," he wrote, "changes the role of Homo sapiens from conquerer of the land community to plain member and citizen of it. It implies respect for his fellow-members, and also respect for the community as such." As we enter the new year, Leopold's words remind us that we each are a part of the land community, and also part of the evolution of ethics toward a deeper respect for the natural world and our fellow humans. Happy birthday, Aldo!

Garrison Keillor recognized Leopold's birthday on NPR this morning: Listen here.

Steve Dunsky, director of Green Fire, wrote a blog post for the Forest History Society blog: Read here.

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