The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries
For the first time, the most important quotations of the great conservationist Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, are gathered in one volume. From conservation education to wildlife ecology, from wilderness protection to soil and water conservation, the writings of Aldo Leopold continue to have profound influence on those seeking to understand the earth and its care. Leopold biographer Curt Meine and noted conservation biologist Richard Knight have...
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For the first time, the most important quotations of the great conservationist Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, are gathered in one volume. From conservation education to wildlife ecology, from wilderness protection to soil and water conservation, the writings of Aldo Leopold continue to have profound influence on those seeking to understand the earth and its care. Leopold biographer Curt Meine and noted conservation biologist Richard Knight have assembled this comprehensive collection of quotations from Leopold’s extensive and diverse writings, selected and organized to capture the richness and depth of the North American conservation movement. Prominent biologists, conservationists, historians, and philosophers provide introductory commentaries describing Leopold’s contributions in varied fields and reflecting upon the significance of his work today.Contributors: J. Baird Callicott David Ehrenfeld Susan L. Flader Eric T. Freyfogle Wes Jackson Paul W. Johnson Joni L. Kinsey Richard L. Knight Gary K. Meffe Curt Meine Gary Paul Nabhan Richard Nelson Bryan G. Norton David W. Orr Edwin P. Pister Donald Snow Stanley A. Temple Jack Ward Thomas Charles Wilkinson Terry Tempest Williams Donald Worster Joy B. Zedler Booknews Leopold's biographer Meine and conservation biologist Knight collect quotations of a paragraph or two from the conservationist best known as the author of . They arrange them by topic under the broad themes of conservation, science and practice, conservation policy, and conservation and culture. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay by conservation scholar. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordIntroductionEditors' NoteAcknowledgmentsPt. IConservation Science and Practice11Forest Ecology and Management: Axe-in-Hand32Range Ecology and Management: Open Thinking on the Range203Outdoor Recreation: Leopold and the "Still Unlovely Mind"324Wildlife Ecology and Management: Building the Foundations of Wildlife Conservation455Soil and Water Conservation: Traveling in the Right Direction726Agriculture: Preparing for a Sustainable Agriculture877Wilderness: A Place of Humility998Ecological Restoration: The Continuing Challenge of Restoration1169Bio diversity and Conservation Biology: Standing on Solid Shoulders127Pt. IIConservation Policy15310Private Land: Aldo Leopold on Private Land15511Public Land: Aldo Leopold on Public Land16812Advocacy: Throwing Your Weight Around17813Economics: Do Economists Know About Lupines?19014Environmental Policy: Leopold as Practical Moralist and Pragmatic Policy Analyst201Pt. IIIConservation and Culture22115Hunting and Fishing: Hunting for Common Ground22316Environmental History: Leopold and the Changing Landscape of History23717Education: What Is Education For?25518Arts and Sciences: Between Imagination and Observation26919Land Esthetics: Through Successive Stages of the Beautiful27920Land Ethics: Into Terra Incognita29621Leopold's Voice: The Reach of Words314Notes333Quotation Sources343Contributors357
\ BooknewsLeopold's biographer Meine and conservation biologist Knight collect quotations of a paragraph or two from the conservationist best known as the author of . They arrange them by topic under the broad themes of conservation, science and practice, conservation policy, and conservation and culture. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay by conservation scholar. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
