Visit the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center
Explore the special features of the Legacy Center online by clicking here.
Public Hours :
April 14 - November 1:
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
November - mid-April :
Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Public guided tours of both the Leopold Shack and Farm and the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center are available mid-April through October. Additional educational opportunities are available year-round, and include guided group tours, self-guided tours of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, brown bag seminar presentations, Aldo Leopold Weekend events, and classes through the Woodland School-- an adult environmental education workshop series focused on land management skills and techniques. The Shack is not open for self-guided tours during the winter months due to weather. Please call ahead to check hours on days adjacent to holidays.
General Directions:
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center is located at E13701 Levee Road, about 15 minutes northeast of Baraboo, Wisconsin. We are approximately 20 minutes away from Devil's Lake and Mirror Lake State Parks, and 10 minutes from the International Crane Foundation.
Download a printable map and directions to the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center.
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center Resources
Learn more about the "green" and innovative features of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. Download brochure.
Construction journals- tracking the Legacy Center as it was built
(PDF format - download Adobe Reader)
The Aldo Leopold Foundation carefully documented the progress of the building construction. Please follow the links below for a virtual tour of the building as it was completed, and to learn more about the green building methods used in its construction.
Building a Foundation
Earth Tubes
Putting up Walls
Round Log Roof Trusses
Radiant Floor Temperature Control
Winter 2006 Newsletter Centerfold on Legacy Center
Other Legacy Center updates:
Legacy Center floor plan (PDF)
Timber harvest photos
Bark peeling photos
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