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.
At 93, Ken DeYoung’s “life journey” has persuaded him to focus his personal legacy on the land ethic.
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.
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.
Longtime supporters, avid hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts, Howard and Nancy recently reflected on their own personal and professional journey to build an ecological conscience generally and Leopold’s land ethic specifically.
It was also hard not to think about the fact that 100 years earlier in June 1922, Aldo Leopold himself was helping to assess and contain wildfires on the Gila while implementing a new forest inspection methodology.
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?
Enjoy these 5 nature books we've enjoyed in the past months.
At the Aldo Leopold Foundation, we call them our neighbors, as each fall a large portion of Central Wisconsin’s sandhill cranes congregate on the islands and sandbars in the Wisconsin River near the Leopold Shack. What do we call these beautiful birds?
Discover what types of soil conservation measures are being taken today in Green Bay.
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.
Explore Aldo Leopold's 1921 quest for "The Finest Gun in the World," a special-order A.H. Fox shotgun, and the enduring connection between the renowned conservationist and avid hunter.
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.