In this Book
- The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries
- Book
- 1999
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
For the first time, the most important quotations of the great conservationist Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, are gathered in one volume. From conservation education to wildlife ecology, from wilderness protection to soil and water conservation, the writings of Aldo Leopold continue to have profound influence on those seeking to understand the earth and its care. Leopold biographer Curt Meine and noted conservation biologist Richard Knight have assembled this comprehensive collection of quotations from Leopold’s extensive and diverse writings, selected and organized to capture the richness and depth of the North American conservation movement.
Prominent biologists, conservationists, historians, and philosophers provide introductory commentaries describing Leopold’s contributions in varied fields and reflecting upon the significance of his work today.
Contributors:
J. Baird Callicott
David Ehrenfeld
Susan L. Flader
Eric T. Freyfogle
Wes Jackson
Paul W. Johnson
Joni L. Kinsey
Richard L. Knight
Gary K. Meffe
Curt Meine
Gary Paul Nabhan
Richard Nelson
Bryan G. Norton
David W. Orr
Edwin P. Pister
Donald Snow
Stanley A. Temple
Jack Ward Thomas
Charles Wilkinson
Terry Tempest Williams
Donald Worster
Joy B. Zedler
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- pp. xiv-xix
- Editors' Note
- pp. xx-xxi
- Acknowledgments
- p. xxii
- Part I: Conservation Science and Practice
- 7. Wilderness: A Place of Humility
- pp. 99-115
- Part II: Conservation Policy
- 11. Public Land: Aldo Leopold on Public Land
- pp. 168-177
- 12. Advocacy: Throwing Your Weight Around
- pp. 178-189
- Part III: Conservation and Culture
- 17. Education: What Is Education For?
- pp. 255-268
- 20. Land Ethics: Into Terra Incognita
- pp. 296-313
- 21. Leopold's Voice: The Reach of Words
- pp. 314-330
- Quotation Sources
- pp. 343-356
- Contributors [Includes Back Cover]
- pp. 357-362
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1999