Like
winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to
do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher
"standard of living" is worth its cost in things natural, wild, and
free.
For us of in the minority, the
opportunity to see geese is more important than television, and the chance to
find a pasque-flower is a right as inalienable as free speech.
--Aldo
Leopold
Iowa native, Aldo Leopold, truly enjoyed exploring
outdoors and sharing his observations with others throughout his life. He is
considered the "father" of the wildlife management profession.
Leopold was a conservationist,
forester, philosopher, dedicated teacher, writer, and outdoor enthusiast. Leopold's
goal in his popular wildlife ecology course was "to teach the student to
see the land, to understand what he sees, and enjoy what he understands."
Leopold’s writing inspires others to
look at the natural environment through a “lens” of appreciation and respect.
The Aldo Leopold Foundation provides a vast
array of tools to help you use Leopold’s writings in your classroom. Resources
include fact sheets and discussion guides for Leopold’s most well know
publication, A Sand County Almanac, lesson
plans, and access to the Aldo Leopold
Archives which includes unpublished
manuscripts, journals, correspondence, sketches, photographs, and implements he
used on the land.
