2011 Leopold Weekend Events

Events in Wisconsin:

All Wisconsin Aldo Leopold Weekend events will be posted on PortalWisconsin this year. Please click here to view events.

Wisconsin cities hosting events: Argyle, Eagle, East Troy, Eau Claire, Glendale, Hudson, La Crosse, Lake Geneva, Lake Mills, Lodi, Madison, Monona, Mt. Horeb, New London, Riley, Sarona, Shell Lake, Sparta, Stevens Point, Sturgeon Bay, Viroqua, Waukesha, Williams Bay

Events in Other States:

Arkansas | Iowa | Maryland | Minnesota | New Hampshire | Texas

Rogers, Arkansas

Saturday, March 5th, 2011 
1:00 pm
Hobbs State Park—Conservation Area

The Green Fire film will make its only Ozark region-wide premiere at the Silver LEED-certified Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Visitor Center. Hobbs' mission statement of providing both educational and recreational experiences while retaining a balance of harmony and stewardship with its abundant natural resources has long echoed Leopold’s conservational ethics. Join us for a day of discovering nature through walks, nature writings, special children’s activities, readings from  A Sand County Almanac, demonstrations of fly fishing, "a taste of Leopold" --dutch oven cooking, and much more as we celebrate and explore Aldo Leopold.

For more information, contact Terry Elder, Volunteer Coordinator at Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area
20201 East Highway 12
Rogers, Arkansas 72756
479-789-5009
479-789-2151 (fax)
terry.elder@arkansas.gov

Ames, Iowa

Ames Reads Leopold
Location: Ames Public Library, 5th and Douglas, Ames, IA
Event Date: March 6, 2011

For more information about the Ames event, contact Erv Klaas at (515-233-3327) or eklaas@iastate.edu, or the Leopold Center, Jeri Neal, (515) 294-5610, wink@iastate.edu, and Laura Miller, (515) 294-5272, lwmiller@iastate.edu.

Clarksville, Maryland

Date: Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area

Please join us for a walk in the woods and meadows of the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area to search for early signs of spring along the Middle Patuxent River. Naturalist Jo Solem will also talk about the life and work of Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, as part of a national celebration of the pioneering conservationist. The walk is sponsored by the James and Anne Robinson Foundation, a nonprofit organization with the primary mission of supporting the James and Anne Robinson Nature Center, under construction in Columbia, Maryland.

For more information about the walk or about the Robinson Foundation, please visit our website: http://www.robinsonfoundation.org/

Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Date: Friday - Sunday, March 4-6, 2011

Friday, March 4th, 2011
9:30 a.m.
Fergus Falls Public Library starts our events with a "read-aloud" of A Sand County Almanac until 7:30 p.m. Celebrity readers and people from the community are signing-up for half-hour time-slots to read the entire book, and the public is welcome to walk-in anytime to sit, listen, learn, and enjoy the stories and concepts of the book.

Saturday, March 5th, 2011
The Fergus Falls library is hosting children's activities in collaboration with Otter Tail County Solid Waste and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Prairie Wetlands Learning Center. Children are constructing and creating their own personal "Ottertail County Almanac" for recording their own nature discoveries. Children and adults will have the opportunity to discover the environmental benefits of composting food waste by listening to two children's books; "Yucky Worms" by Vivian French, and " Compost Stew" by Mary McKenna Siddals. A worm composting bin will be on hand for children to explore.

Sunday, March 6th
4:00 p.m. and again at 7:00 p.m
A Center for the Arts is hosting two public screenings of the recently produced film, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. Participants have the option of staying after the 4:00 p.m. showing or coming early to the 7:00 p.m. film to listen to and participate in a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. The panel is comprised of local naturalists, conservations, and parents of Prairie Science Class students, sharing their thoughts on the significance of connecting people with nature.

Event contact:
Kristin Fondriest, Administrative/Productions Assistant A Center for the Arts
(218) 736-5453

Event Partners: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is partnering with the Fergus Falls Public Library, Otter Tail County Solid Waste, A Center for the Arts, and the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Northwood, New Hampshire

Date: Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2
Presenting an Aldo Leopold Weekend in Northwood, New Hampshire

Friday, April 1, 2011
Northwood Community Hall, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Potluck Supper, and an Introduction to Aldo Leopold by Dr. Tom Lee
Readings from Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac

Saturday, April 2, 2011
Harmony Hill Farm
6:30 am – 8:30 am
Bird Walk, Woodcock Sky Dances, and Aldo Leopold Readings with Ellen Snyder and Carl Wallman

Saturday, April 2, 2011
Coe Brown Northwood Academy
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Screening of the Documentary Film Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

For the potluck supper, please RSVP via email to Steve Bailey.
For more information about the Aldo Leopold Weekend contact Carl Wallman or Ellen Snyder.

Sponsored by Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative (NALMC), Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, Friends of Northwood Meadows State Park, and the Northwood Conservation Commission.

Flower Mound, Texas

Date: Monday, March 7, 2011
Time: 6:45 P.M.
Location: Flower Mound Public Library

The film, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time premieres at Flower Mound’s Public Library on March 7 at 6:45 P.M. Author of A Sand County Almanac, Leopold noted, “Nothing so important as an ethic is ever ‘written,’ it evolves in the minds of a thinking community.” A collaboration of thought leading citizens and organizations working together for a sustainable community hosts this celebration of Leopold’s work and life. Call 972.874.6165 to RSVP! Free admission.

Event Hosts:
The Flower Mound Foundation preserves the original character of The Mound site, a 12.75 acre native prairie preserve, for the residents of the Town.

Keep Flower Mound Beautiful partners with Flower Mound citizens to beautify the community and preserve our unique natural environment.

Native Plant Society of Texas promotes research, conservation and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach and example.

Flower Mound Public Library offers a variety of programs for adult patrons to educate and enrich their lives.

For information, contact Library Service Desk
phone: 972.874.6165 or visit: www.fmlibrary.net
Flower Mound Public Library
3030 Broadmoor Lane
Flower Mound, TX 75022