"Aldo Leopold's classic work A Sand County Almanac is widely regarded as one of the most influential conservation books of all time. In it, Leopold sets forth an eloquent plea for the development of a "land ethic" -- a belief that humans have a duty to interact with the soils, waters, plants, and animals that collectively comprise "the land" in ways that ensure their well-being and survival.For the Health of the Land, a new collection of ..."
A Sand County Almanac(Reprint) (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) by AldoLeopold Paperback, 295 Pages, Published 1986 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-34505-9, ISBN: 0-345-34505-3
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
Game Management(Reprint) by AldoLeopold Paperback, 520 Pages, Published 1986 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-10774-1, ISBN: 0-299-10774-4
"This book aspires to a three-fold function. First, to serve as a text for those practising wildlife management or studying it as a profession. Second, to interpret for the thinking nature-lover, the significance of some of the things he sees while afield with a camera or glass, or does in his capacity as a conservationist. Third, to explain to the naturalist, biologist, agricultural expert, and forester how his own service relates to wi ..."
"Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled ..."
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
"First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land.Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside; another part t ..."
A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There (Penguin Classics) by AldoLeopold 272 Pages, Published 2020 by Penguin Books Ltd Mrz 2020 ISBN-13: 978-0-241-40299-3, ISBN: 0-241-40299-9
"With this spectacularly illustrated gift edition, a new generation of readers can walk beside one of America's most respected naturalists as he conveys the beauty of a marsh before sunrise or the wealth of history to be found in an ancient ..."
A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here and There, Special Commemorative Edition by AldoLeopold, Robert Finch, Charles W. Schwartz Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1987 by Oxford University Press Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-19-505305-0, ISBN: 0-19-505305-2
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
Sand County Almanac(1st Edition) by AldoLeopold Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1971 by Ballantine Import ISBN-13: 978-0-345-02007-9, ISBN: 0-345-02007-3
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
AldoLeopold(Reprint) A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology (LOA #238) (Library of America) by AldoLeopold, Curt Meine Phd Hardcover, 832 Pages, Published 2013 by Library Of America ISBN-13: 978-1-59853-206-7, ISBN: 1-59853-206-5
"Since his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman, wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose farsighted land ethic is proving increasingly relevant in our own time. Now, Leopold’s essential contributions to our literature––some hard-to-find or previously unpublished––are gathered in a single vo ..."
The Farmer as Conservationist (Classic Reprint) by AldoLeopold Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2018 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-0-259-85859-1, ISBN: 0-259-85859-5
"Excerpt from The Farmer as ConservationistAs for the owners, it would be a fair assertion to say that land depletion has broken as many as it has enriched.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving ..."
"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
"Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously interested in protecting the natural world. Hailed for prose that is "full of beauty and vigor and bite" (The New York Times), it is perhaps the finest example of nature writing since Thoreau's Walden. Now this classic work is available in a completely redesigned and lavishly illustrate ..."
"Aldo Leopold's classic work A Sand County Almanac is widely regarded as one of the most influential conservation books of all time. In it, Leopold sets forth an eloquent plea for the development of a "land ethic" -- a belief that humans have a duty to interact with the soils, waters, plants, and animals that collectively comprise "the land" in ways that ensure their well-being and survival.For the Health of the Land, a new collection of ..."
"This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's ..."
A Sand County Almanac by AldoLeopold Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1980 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-29531-6, ISBN: 0-345-29531-5
"Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his ..."
Game Management by AldoLeopold Paperback, Published 1933 by Macmillan Pub Co ISBN-13: 978-0-684-14733-8, ISBN: 0-684-14733-5
"First published in 1990 and now available only from University of New Mexico Press, this volume collects twenty-six of Aldo Leopold's little-known essays and articles published between 1915 and 1948. Leopold worked for the United States Forest Service in New Mexico and Arizona from 1909 to 1924. While employed as a forester in the Southwest, he developed his ecological ideas in articles written for newspapers, newsletters, magazin ..."
"The American conservation movement owes much of its spirit and no small amount of its focus to Aldo Leopold. We remember Aldo Leopold as a man who showed us the earth in ways we had never seen it before and who compelled us, with a strength belied by his eloquent and gentle words, to accept Nature on her own terms.
But there is another Leopold, a younger man, one who was still grappling with the idea of ecology. Leopold started out no ..."
"His name is inextricably linked with a single work, " A Sand County Almanac," a classic of natural history literature and the conservationist's bible. This book brings together the best of Leopold's essays."