Explore the latest in conservation thinking and practical land stewardship with special insights, stories, and reflections.
Part Two of Kysh Lindell's exploration of the Gila Wilderness Area of southwest New Mexico, its past, present, and future.
The author of the definitive biography of Aldo Leopold and a longtime student of the relationship between men and land considers how conservation should adapt to succeed in the next century.
The land ethic had evolved over time, and that dynamic process of adapting to change must be ongoing as those who follow in Aldo’s footsteps cope with environmental and social challenges that he could never have anticipated.
Fall is the season of change, and for a new land steward this change is multifaceted. Between the tides of exuberant summer growth and static winter dormancy winter lies this liminal fall season that bodes many things to a land steward: reflection, adaptation, evolution, recovery, growth in body and mind.
You may be unfamiliar with our present-day work here at the Aldo Leopold Foundation, apart from the legacy of Aldo himself. To provide a clear overview, we've compiled a list of the 10 questions we get asked the most.
“I’ve been conditioned to what I was exposed to when I was growing up. I was taught to care for the land and I want to continue what my father did to honor him, so my kids learn the same land ethic and I can eventually pass the property to them,” said Jim.
For scientists, shifts in the cycles over time reveals changes in our regional and global climate. For Aldo Leopold, these events defined anticipation in his intimate relationship with nature.
If you’ve read A Sand County Almanac, then you’ve read the short essay about this tiny genus of flowers. Aldo Leopold eloquently declared Draba to be a humble, easily overlooked plant, “Altogether…of no importance.” So why were we searching for it so intensively?
Volunteers converge on the sacred grounds of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant in southern Wisconsin to reclaim Maa Wákąčąk (Sacred Earth) and sow the seeds of a renewed prairie ecosystem, blending cultural resilience with environmental restoration.
The extinct passenger pigeon is the main focus of Leopold's essay, but it is also his most thoughtful commentary on the larger issue of human-caused extinctions as a symptom of our tragic relationship with other species.
If a species is believed to be extinct but, in fact, still survives, that could have tragic consequences that hasten the species’ eventual demise, such as no longer protecting its critical habitat.
The Phoenix, a bird of Greek mythology, was destroyed and reborn in fire. A symbol of rejuvenation and long life. In the myth of the Phoenix, our wild turkey represents profound truth.
The big, fluffy, charismatic bumble bees often get people’s attention, but the dominant bee species in Minnesota and Wisconsin are actually tiny sweat bees measuring just the length of a pinky nail, along with their cousins, the green metallic bees. Learn about them here!
On Friday, May 20th 2017, we hosted a free lecture at the Leopold Center by John Attig and Eric Carson to share an overview of the geology of the Wisconsin River. Enjoy a summary of their talk here.
While there’s no doubt that people enjoy the sights and sounds of birds at a feeder, what about the birds? Does winter bird feeding really do them any good? Or can it actually harm them?
The Aldo Leopold Foundation was founded in 1982 with a mission to foster the land ethic through the legacy of Aldo Leopold, awakening an ecological conscience in people throughout the world.