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Living a Land Ethic: A History of Cooperative Conservation on the Leopold Memorial Reserve (Wisconsin Land and Life)
Stephen A. Laubach
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Description for Living a Land Ethic: A History of Cooperative Conservation on the Leopold Memorial Reserve (Wisconsin Land and Life)
Paperback. How a small group of landowners, inspired by Aldo Leopold, pioneered private conservation and ecological restoration. It offers an insightful reflection on what it means to live the "land ethic" that is quite relevant to today s growing conservation challenges." Series: Wisconsin Land and Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJ; HBTB; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 239.
In 1935, in the midst of relentless drought, Aldo Leopold purchased an abandoned farm along the Wisconsin River near Baraboo, Wisconsin. An old chicken coop, later to become famous as the Leopold “Shack,” was the property’s only intact structure. The Leopold family embraced this spent farm as a new kind of laboratory—a place to experiment on restoring health to an ailing piece of land. Here, Leopold found inspiration for writing A Sand County Almanac, his influential book of essays on conservation and ethics.
Living a Land Ethic chronicles the formation of the 1,600-acre reserve surrounding the Shack. When the ... Read more
In 1935, in the midst of relentless drought, Aldo Leopold purchased an abandoned farm along the Wisconsin River near Baraboo, Wisconsin. An old chicken coop, later to become famous as the Leopold “Shack,” was the property’s only intact structure. The Leopold family embraced this spent farm as a new kind of laboratory—a place to experiment on restoring health to an ailing piece of land. Here, Leopold found inspiration for writing A Sand County Almanac, his influential book of essays on conservation and ethics.
Living a Land Ethic chronicles the formation of the 1,600-acre reserve surrounding the Shack. When the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Land and Life
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299298746
SKU
V9780299298746
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About Stephen A. Laubach
Stephen A. Laubach teaches in the education and biology programs at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He also works for the Earth Partnership program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum to promote community-based ecological restoration and water stewardship in schools. He has a PhD in environmental studies and science education.
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