Events in Wisconsin:
Argyle, WI
Argyle, WI (click for separate event website)
Sugar River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever's Sportsmen's Holiday and Awards Banquet
Saturday, April 12th
For more information contact: Dave Wisnefske, 608-325-4606, or savanasp@tds.net.
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East Troy, WI
Anticipating Spring: Lulu Lake Preserve in Seasonal Transition
Sunday, March 2nd
Lake Lulu Preserve
East Troy, WI
Celebrate Aldo Leopold Weekend with a hike at the Nature Conservancy's Lulu Lake Preserve in the Kettle Moraine area of Southeastern Wisconsin. Hikers will look for early emerging wildflowers, signs of wildlife and migrating geese, and make occasional stops to read pieces written by Leopold and other environmental writers. Pat Morton, The Conservancy's Mukwonago River Watershed Project Director, will lead the hike and discuss how stewardship activities at the preserve follow Leopold's land management philosophy, "The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces." Learn about what it takes to maintain the diverse habitats on this exceptionally beautiful property. As part of the hike Pat will also lead a short, silent meditative walk to fully experience the sights, sounds, and smells of Lulu Lake Preserve in early spring.
Reservations are required for the two-hour hike, which will be limited to 20 people. Parking is limited so please carpool if possible. To reserve a spot, call Sandy at the Nature Conservancy at 262-642-7276 Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
There are no restroom facilities at Lulu Lake, and the hike still takes place regardless of weather, so please dress accordingly. The trails aren't plowed and may be snow or ice covered. Lulu Lake preserve is located at N9564 Nature Road, just south of the Walworth/Waukesha county line between highways 83 and 67. To reach it, take highway J to Nature Road. Drive 1.5 miles north on Nature Road and turn right at the driveway by the Nature Conservancy sign.
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Eau Claire , WI
Aldo Leopold Kick –Off Event
Film: “The Greatest Good”
February 25, 6:00 PM –EAC (UWEC Hilltop Basement)
Cost: FREE
This film will revisit an American journey from the timbered shores of the Pacific Northwest to the marble halls of Washington DC., documenting our rich natural heritage and controversy often associated with how we steward the lands that sustain and inspire us.
This film was produced as part of the U.S. Forest Service’s 100th Anniversary as they shaped the debate over land stewardship for a hundred years. The journey from the “wise use” of resources to the idea of a “land ethic” has defined the evolution of the Forest Service and the management of National Forests and Grasslands.
3rd Annual Aldo Leopold Banquet & UW-Eau Claire Reads Leopold
A Collaborative Event With the Aldo Leopold Foundation & Select UWEC Faculty, Wisconsin/Minnesota DNR & Friends of the EAC
February 28, 2008 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EAC Hilltop Basement
*Advance registration is requested
Cost: $12.00 per person Limit: 45
(Call Dan Langlois at 836-3616 or e-mail langlodt@uwec.edu for more info.
In March 2004, Governor James Doyle signed legislation designating the first weekend in March as “Aldo Leopold Weekend” across Wisconsin. In order to honor the conservation legacy of Aldo Leopold and also help foster the idea of developing a land ethic, the EAC offer this outstanding banquet which this year features Buddy Huffaker, Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The menu served in a rustic setting includes: bison, elk stew, catfish, walleye, duck breast, and all the trimmings. This event will sell out quickly. Make your reservations early!!
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Horicon, WI
Winterfest 2008
Sunday, March 2
Marsh Haven Nature Center
Two miles east of Waupun, WI
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Winterfest 2008, the 3rd annual event sponsored by Horicon Marsh Systems Advocates and Marsh Haven Nature Center, will be held Sunday, March 2nd from 10AM to 5PM at Marsh Haven Nature Center, located on Highway 49 two miles east of Waupun. Winterfest is a family oriented event combining outdoor activities and educational/entertaining presentations and displays in the nature center. Outdoor activities, depending on weather, will include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking and bonfire. Indoor activities will include Dirty Kettle doing Native American flute by Christine Ibach, nature photography by David Edwards and Birds of Prey by Barbara Harvey. Readings of A Sand County Almanac will be presented between speakers in hte nature center auditorium to celebrate Aldo Leopold's legacy.
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La Crosse, WI
Leopold's Legacy at Work
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
3:00 p.m.
Forest Hills
600 Losey Blvd.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Representatives of area conservation organizations that share environmental and conservation interests have planned the celebration which is also observed at many locations around the state the first weekend of March. The local program will include a presentation by Steve Carlyon, La Crosse park and recreation director, about land conservation efforts that have led to the plans for an 8-mile recreation trail on the bluffs above La Crosse. The program will also include selected readings from Leopold's A Sand County Almanac. The almanac reading will be accompanied by a slide presentation, including many photos of Leopold, his family, their land and the shack near Baraboo where he made many observations for the almanac. There is no charge for the event. Participants will be invited to stay and continue the discussion of Leopold's legacy during a social hour with a cash bar and dinner on their own at Forest Hills.
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Lodi, WI (Click for separate event website)
Lodi Reads Leopold
Thursday, February 28, 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 1, 2008, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Both events at Lodi Woman’s Club Library, 130 Lodi Street, Lodi, WI
Lodi – the birthplace of the Leopold Weekend – will once again celebrate Aldo Leopold’s legacy through a community event. The 9th Annual Lodi Reads Leopold will begin on Thursday, February 28th with a special presentation by Curt Meine, Leopold biographer and Senior Fellow with the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Curt will draw on his extensive knowledge about Aldo Leopold to talk about who Leopold was and why his ideas matter.
On Saturday, March 1st, there will be an entire day of Leopold-related activities. The day will include public readings and performances of Leopold’s work, including readings by family groups and youth. A Community Forum will provide an opportunity to explore Leopold’s land ethic as it relates to issues in the Lodi Valley. This year’s Community Forum will be “The Ethanol Equation: Plus or Minus?” and will feature local citizens with knowledge on the topic who will help us explore what the issue means for our area in the context of Leopold’s conservation ethic. There will be a lunch available immediately following the Community Forum that will provide an opportunity for continued discussion of the ideas raised during the Forum. Other activities that will take place at the library include fly-tying demonstrations and a display of literature about Leopold. During the week prior to the event local students will be involved in various activities in the community and school to commemorate the legacy of Aldo Leopold.
All events are free and open to the public. Monetary donations at the lunch will go to the Lodi Food Pantry. For more information visit the Lodi Reads Leopold website at www.lodireadsleopold.org or contact Patti Herman at billpatti@charter.net.
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Madison, WI
Madison Reads Leopold
Saturday, March 1, 2008
UW Arboretum Visitor Center Auditorium
1207 Seminole Highway, Madison WI 53711
Readings: 9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Tours: 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
The UW Arboretum owes its conceptual design to Aldo Leopold. It was he who envisioned it as "a reconstructed sample of original Wisconsin" and a collection of ecological communities. On Saturday, March 1st, we will pay homage to Leopold by reading A Sand County Almanac and selected other essays. Celebrity readers will include Madelyn Leopold (daughter of Luna Leopold and granddaughter of Aldo), Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, and Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio. We will also have representatives from the UW departments of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies; conservation organizations; and "plain members and citizens". Light refreshments will be available.
Thanks to the sponsorship of Pheasants Forever and the Leopold Education Project, this event is free and no registration is required. Come to hear your favorite essay, or stay all day! Be inspired by the beautiful setting of the Arboretum and Leopold's eloquent words.
For more information see www.uwarboretum.org, or contact Kathy Miner at 608-265-5872 or kdminer@wisc.edu.
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Mequon, WI
Celebrating Leopold and Land Ethics
Wednesday, March 5
Pieper Power Education Center
(Organized by the Mequon Public Library and the Mequon Nature Preserve)
8200 W. County Line Road
Mequon, WI 53097
5:00 p.m.
The program will include a brief introduction to the life, beliefs, and writings of Aldo Leopold, readings from A Sand County Almanac with accompanying visuals, and an introduction to the efforts of Mequon Nature Preserve in restoring its lands to their natural state. There will be an opportunity for tours and Q&A about the centerm and how the spirit of Aldo Leopold lives on in our community.
The program is open to the general public, and the facility is handicapped accessible. Questions about the program should be referred to Linda Bendix, director of the Frank L. Weyenberg Library, at 262-242-2593, ext. 35, or to Kristen Gies, Mequon Nature Preserve manager, at 262-242-8055.
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Monona, WI
 Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Leopold Discovery Day
Sunday, March 2nd
1:00 – 3:00 pm
To register for Leopold Discovery Day, visit www.naturenet.com/alnc, click on General Info, Registration and Public Programs. Fill out the General Registration form and submit. For more information or to register by phone, contact Virginia Wiggen at 608-221-4038, or alncreg@naturenet.com.
ALNC Members & Non-Members: FREE
Bring the whole family to celebrate the life and legacy of Wisconsin’s premier conservationist, Aldo Leopold! Families will rotate through indoor and outdoor activity stations at their own pace, each dedicated to a different section of A Sand County Almanac. Join us for some cross – cut sawing at the “Good Oak,” station, read the “candles” at the “Pines Above the Snow” station, hear Leopold family tales in the Children’s “Shack,” and much more. Each youngster will make a nature journal to take home and their own Leopold coloring poster. Refreshments will be provided.
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Muskego, WI
Leopold Events at the Muskego Public Library
Saturday, March 15th
Muskego Public Library
Muskego, WI
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
A slide picture program “Ecology of Springtime Forests”, with Lessons from Aldo Leopold
5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
“Pizza with Leopold”
A reading of selected essays from Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac (with reading participation by all in attendance), with guided discussion following.
Programs are for adults,and children 12 years old and older who are interested in Leopold. A free copy of Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac will be provided to each participant, courtesy of The Leopold Education Project and Pheasants Forever. Advance registration is required, please call 262-971-2101 to register.
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New London , WI (click for separate event website)
 Celebrating A Sand County Almanac
Saturday and Sunday, March 1 & 2, 2008
Mosquito Hill Nature Center
N3880 Rogers Road
New London, WI 54961
Contact person: Jessica Miller, 920-779-6433 or millerja@co.outagamie.wi.us
Schedule of Events:
Saturday, March 1, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join the staff and volunteers of Mosquito Hill Nature Center, and students and teachers from Appleton's Fox River Academy as they introduce you to A Sand County Almanac through hikes, activities, presenters, demonstrations and more. Bird hikes, fly fishing demonstrations, nature journaling, youth deer and pheasant hunting presentations, painting and drawing classes, and live raptor programs are just some of the activities designed to familiarize participants with the sights and sounds Aldo Leopold experienced at his property in Baraboo, Wisconsin more than 60 years ago. This event, intended to bring families together and learn about the outdoors, is free of charge. In addition, every attending family will receive a free copy of A Sand County Almanac. A schedule of the day's activities can be found on the Mosquito Hill Nature Center website prior to the event.
Sunday, March 2, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Leopold Bench Building Workshop
Participants will assemble their own four-foot long bench designed and made famous by noted Wisconsin conservationist Aldo Leopold. A few minor modifications to Leopold's original design have resulted in a bench that provides some of the most relaxing outdoor seating found anywhere. The treated wood will be pre-cut and pre-drilled. Participants will complete assembly, sanding and other finishing work. Minimal carpentry skills are helpful but not necessary. Only a few simple tools will be necessary to complete the bench. All instruction, hardware, and lumber will be supplied for a fee of $50 per person or $45 for Friends of Mosquito Hill members, students, and seniors. Registration and payment are due before February 22.
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Riley, WI
Riley Reads Leopold Event
Sunday, March 2, Riley Tavern Annex
11:30 am – 2:00 pm. Pancake breakfast available at Tavern 9am -12 pm, $6/person, 1st come, 1st served.
A Leopold presentation and reading event will take place in the Riley Tavern Annex (an informal reserved, heated indoor space next door to main tavern). Professor Emeritus Stan Temple, now Senior Fellow at the Aldo Leopold Foundation, will begin with an overview of Aldo Leopold and his conservation work, especially on private lands. Then we will relay the story of Leopold’s influence on the Riley landscape through the Riley Game Cooperative. Finally we will have a public reading from a compendium of Leopold quotes pertinent to the Riley landscape, led by Riley friends and volunteers from the audience.
Moderator and contact: Janet Silbernagel, 608-265-8093 or 608-516-7273, jmsilber@wisc.edu
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Sarona, WI
Aldo Leopold Celebration
March 2, 2008
Hunt Hill Nature Center
Sarona, WI
9:00 a.m.
Go back to the source of many of our favorite essays and ethics by joining Hunt Hill staff on a road trip to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center for a two hour event aimed at families with children who rotate through a series of activity stations at their own pace. The two hour event will be from 1:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m., but we will leave early from the Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary and should have plenty of time to explore the center and talk with other people who have found the writing, ideas, and life of Aldo Leopold to be inspirational and intriguing. Depending on the numbers for our group, we plan to either car-pool or to rent larger vehicles. Please call ahead to register so we can plan transportation. 715-635-6543 or program@hunthill.org.
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Stevens Point , WI
Once Around the Sun with Aldo Leopold
“Reading Leopold” & a premier Central Wisconsin showing of the movie “The Greatest Good”
Saturday, March 1, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Trainer Natural Resources Building
Stevens Point, WI
Area residents are invited to join together as we travel “Once Around The Sun” with Aldo Leopold. A premier showing in of the award winning movie “The Greatest Good” will be shown and special celebrity readers have been invited to share the words of Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac and will be reading select passages. The Leopold Education Project, Pheasants Forever and UWSP are co-sponsoring this free, one-day event. Pre-registration is not required.
For more information contact Ken M. Blomberg at kbgsp@tznet.com or (715)457-2868. For more information on LEP, visit www.lep.org. A limited number of copies of Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac will be given out free to attendees thanks to a generous donation from Pheasants Forever and the Leopold Education Project.
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Sturgeon Bay, WI
Door County Celebrates Leopold
Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Crossroads at Big Creek Nature Center
Sturgeon Bay, WI
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own (noon to 1:30 p.m.)
Community readers will read sections of A Sand County Almanac and other Leopold writings. People of all ages are encouraged to come out and read. This is the second year that the Aldo Leopold Weekend has been celebrated in Door County.
Contact Nancy Rafal at 920-746-5895, or mrsticket@dcwis.com to sign up or for more information.
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Waukesha, WI
Aldo Leopold Weekend
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Retzer Nature Center
W284 S1530 Road DT
Waukesha, WI
10:30-11:30 AM
Join Retzer Naturalist Larry Kascht for his multi-media program
“Aldo Leopold—A Prophet For Our Time”.
This is an update of a program originally created for cable television, under the auspices of Milwaukee Audubon. The program features selected readings from Leopold’s masterwork A Sand County Almanac, with commentary, and accompanied by music and spectacular slide pictures.
Come spend an hour immersed in the company of Leopold!
This program is for adults, and interested children 12 and over.
1:00-4:00+ PM
Join Retzer Naturalists and Land Managers for a 2-hour outdoor exploration of
“The Retzer Leopold Landscape”, followed by indoor discussion (with tasty refreshments!). At Retzer Nature Center, we have tried to put Leopold’s teachings about land care into practice. We’ve had some wonderful successes; we’ve also missed the mark a few times, which we try to learn from. We’ll ramble the early spring landscape, and take a candid look at land restoration and management, with Leopold as our guide.
Retzer Naturalist-Emeritus Jerry Schwarzmeier will join us
for this fascinating afternoon! This program is for adults, and interested children 12 and over.
Aldo Leopold Weekend programs are free of charge, but registration is requested. Please call 262-548-7801 to register. Registration deadline is Thursday 2/28/08.
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Events beyond Wisconsin:
Rogers, AR
Rogers Reads Leopold
Saturday, March 1, 2008,
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Rogers Public Library, Rogers, Arkansas
About 50 community leaders, outdoor enthusiasts, educators, and students will join together to read essays from Aldo Leopold’s classic book, A Sand County Almanac. After a thirty minute coffee time, reading will begin at 9:30 a.m. and finish around 3:15 p.m.. Listeners will be treated to a continuous slide show featuring nature photographs from The Morning News outdoor editor Flip Putthoff, and photographer and author Tim Ernst. Live folk music, featuring Kelly Mullhollan and Donna Stjerna will start at 3:30 p.m.. Children’s art and nature activities will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the adjoining Children’s Library. Among the children’s activities are nature walks (weather permitting), cutting wood with buck saws and decorating “tree cookies.”
For more information, contact Tom McClure or Ellen Turner. Email: turner_ellen@hotmail.com or caddo716@hotmail.com. Phone: (479) 633-8405.
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Athens, GA
"Aldo in Athens"
Thursday 2/28 - Sunday 3/2
Athens Regional Library, Lyndon House Arts Center, State Botanical Garden, Sandy Creek Nature Center, Memorial Park
For more information on events, contact Nancy Lindbloom at 706-549-4720, or nancylindbloom@aol.com.
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Ames, IA
Ames Reads Leopold
Saturday, March 8, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ames Public Library, Farwell Brown Auditorium
We will honor the conservation legacy of Aldo Leopold and his land ethic. A diverse group of civic leaders, university faculty and students, youth, and retirees will read passages from Leopold's writings. The readings will be complimented with visual images of nature, the land, and people.
For more information, contact Erv Klaas at 515-233-3327, or eklaas@iastate.edu.
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Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM
Aldo Leopold Weekend
Saturday, March 8, 2008
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Gila Visitor Center
"...In this annual barter for food and light, and winter warmth for summer solitude, the whole continent receives as net profit a wild poem dropped from the murky skies upon the muds of March."
Readers familiar with Aldo Leopold's poetic observations of the natural world may recognize the above passage from A Sand County Almanac. Leopold was instrumental in the establishment of southwestern New Mexico's Gila Wilderness. Select readings from the book, which include essays from his time in the southwest, will take place at the Gila Visitor Center. Share your favorite almanac passage with others, or pick up a copy for the first time. The Western National Parks bookstore will offer a 25% discount on all Leopold books that day.
For more information, call 575-536-9461 or visit www.nps.gov/gicl.
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