Visit the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center

Explore the special features of the Legacy Center online by clicking here.

Public Hours :

May 1 - November 1:
Monday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

We are closed:
Memorial Day and Labor Day
The 4th of July
November -April (visits by appointment only)

Click here for a guide to planning your visit!

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.

Click here for detailed directions to the Leopold 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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