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Dec. 12:
Woodland School-Fire Behavior |
Dec. 24:
Stewardship Intern Applications Due |
Jan. 9:
Woodland School-Ignitions |
The Woodland School |
In the coming year, we are offering an array of Woodland School classes to advance your land stewardship practice, from the classics—chainsaw safety, prescribed fire—to new opportunities like birding the Leopold Memorial Reserve with experts. We hope you'll let one pique your curiosity and join us in the field! |
Support the Work of the Foundation |
Become a key partner in helping us spread the land ethic, advance the science of land health, preserve the Leopold shack and farm, and train new leaders for the future of conservation. Join today! |
Visiting the Leopold Center |
The Leopold Center is closed for the season. Visits from Nov.-Apr. are by appointment only. |
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Bidding Farewell to Carl
 It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Carl Leopold, Aldo Leopold's youngest son. A distinguished plant physiologist in his own right, Carl made major contributions to science during his many years of research and teaching. He was a prominent and eloquent spokesman for his father's philosophy of a land ethic, incorporating into his own writings, lectures, and work through the Tropical Forestry Initiative and the Finger Lakes Land Trust.
One of the founders of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, Carl served on our board of directors for many years, guiding the path of the foundation from its inception onward. In his youth, Carl was the Leopold family photographer, using the camera his father purchased in Germany to closely document the family's activities at the shack. Thanks to him, we have an outstanding photographic record of the shack's early years. A wonderful storyteller with a fine sense of humor, Carl brought joy to those around him. He will be greatly missed.
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Help us Ignite Action Through Conservation Leadership in 2010!
“The wind that makes music in November corn is in a hurry. The stalks hum, the loose husks whisk skyward in half playful swirls, and the wind hurries on.”
-Aldo Leopold, “If I Were the Wind”, A Sand County Almanac
So much of daily life these days has us “hurrying on” without considering what lies ahead or what is behind us on our journey. While Leopold understood why the winds, and at times the geese, are in such a hurry, he was imploring us to “pause for breath” and consider fully our many interdependencies with each other and the land.
At the Aldo Leopold Foundation this is a time of the year when we “pause for breath” and express our gratitude for your generous support. Whether your contributions are monetary, or you have given time, energy, or spirit, your role has been critical to the foundation’s successes over the last year in advancing Leopold’s Land Ethic and they will be the reason for all future successes.
In 2009 we worked together to make some very exciting things happen. Just a fraction of the activities you helped to make possible include:
- Restoring the deteriorating roof on the Leopold Shack;
- Securing the Leopold Shack and Farm as a National Historic Landmark;
- Completing the Foundation’s first ever master interpretive plan which will insure an inspirational experience for every visitor to the Leopold Center;
- Hosting leaders, thinkers, and doers at the Leopold Center ranging from local school groups, to the country’s leading environmental journalists, to international delegates from China, France, Switzerland, New Zealand, Peru, Nicaragua and South Africa;
- Expanding our work with private landowners through the publication of two exceptional handbooks for thousands of new landowners; and
- Working with a group of committed citizens in New Mexico and Arizona on the centennial of Leopold’s arrival to the Southwest which resulted in over 90 community events across the region.
Your continued support in 2009 and 2010 will help us better ignite action through conservation leadership! With your gift you will be insuring that Leopold’s Land Ethic continues to inform and inspire us towards his defining challenge: “to live on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
Sincerest regards,
Buddy Huffaker
Executive Director
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Leopold Education Project Announces Mini Grants for Leopold Weekend
In honor of Aldo Leopold Weekend 2010, the Wisconsin Leopold Education Project (LEP) in conjunction with Pheasants Forever is offering a limited number of small grants to support new Wisconsin school or community events and projects based on Leopold’s Land Ethic. Proposal requests should not exceed $250. If you would like to plan an event for your community, but need some ideas to get started, check out past Aldo Leopold Weekend projects and event resources on our website. Proposal deadline February 1, 2010. Send your proposals directly to the Wisconsin LEP State Coordinator:
Treva Breuch
2313 Middleton Beach Road
Middleton WI 53562
608-238-3212
wabreuch@wisc.edu
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 Now Hiring...
Want to work for the foundation or know somebody who does? We are now hiring for two land stewardship intern positions. Interns work closely with staff ecologist Steve Swenson and stewardship coordinator Alanna Koshollek on all land management activities on the Leopold Memorial Reserve. Work may include prescribed burning, prairie restoration, invasive species control and monitoring, and forestry practices. Download the posting to learn more about the position and how to apply or read more about the work of the stewardship program. Applications are due December 24.
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2010 Phenology Calendars Make Great Gifts
 Once again, we are delighted to bring you the Wisconsin Wildlife Phenology Calendar! It incorporates Aldo Leopold and Nina Leopold Bradley's average dates for phenological events in Wisconsin, pairing them with stunning wildlife photography. Order on our website today to get them in time for the holidays! Please allow two weeks for delivery. If you're a member we'll give you one free copy if you stop in and visit us. Order now!
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