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Dancing with Dickcissels

Ecological restoration is a key pillar of our work at the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Wildlife Monitoring Fellow Jack has been helping to restore and maintain beneficial habitats for many species all over the Leopold-Pines Conservation Area this summer and is here to share a story of a special experience with a winged friend.

Gila Letter from The President of the United States

President Biden recognizes the national importance of the Gila Wilderness on its 100th birthday, with special thanks to conservation advocate Aldo Leopold.

Moving Mountains

Curt Meine illuminates Leopold's visionary perch between science and art.

The Foreword That Was Not to Be

A tale of two forewords to A Sand County Almanac

Leopold's Wild Idea, Part 3

Part Three of Kysh Lindell's exploration of the Gila Wilderness Area of southwest New Mexico, its past, present, and future.

Humans of the Gila: Excerpts from First & Wildest

Selected excerpts from the essay collection "First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100," edited by Elizabeth Hightower Allen

The Wilderness and Its Place in Forest Recreational Policy

Aldo Leopold's transformative 1921 essay about the need for American wilderness.

Contemplating Winter’s Canvas

Bennett Artman, Leopold Foundation Land Stewardship Fellow, faces his evolving views on land stewardship on the Leopold-Pines Conservation Area.

Leopold's Wild Idea | Part Two

Part Two of Kysh Lindell's exploration of the Gila Wilderness Area of southwest New Mexico, its past, present, and future.

Leopold's Wild Idea, Part One

2023-24 Education and Communications Fellow Kysh Lindell's history of Leopold and the Gila Wilderness

The Wing of the Swallow

The introduction to Ben Goldfarb's Crossings, How Road Ecology is Reshaping the Future of Our Planet

Foundation's Directors Recognized for Growing the Good

Four Leopold Foundation board members individually recognized for their great work.

The Once and Future Land Ethic | Part Three

This essay is part of Curt Meine’s book, Correction Lines, published by Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Reading Records with Estella Leopold

Long-time friend Curt Meine recalls a conversation with Estella Bergere Leopold at the Shack when Estella revealed her notion of herself as ancestor.

Through the Lens

Maia Buschman's eloquent essay exploring her photography's place in her conservation journey.

The Once and Future Land Ethic | Part Two

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.

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