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Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology (LOA #238)

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781598532067

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Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology (LOA #238) by Aldo Leopold Pdf

A special edition of one of the greatest masterpieces of the environmental movement—plus original photographs and other writings on environmental ethics 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 Now, Leopold’s essential contributions to our literature—some hard-to-find or previously unpublished—are gathered in a single volume for the first time. Here is his classic A Sand County Almanac, hailed—along with Thoreau’s Walden and Carson’s Silent Spring—as one of the main literary influences on the modern environmental movement. Published in 1949, it remains a vivid, firsthand, philosophical tour de force. Along with Sand County are more than fifty articles, essays, and lectures exploring the new complexities of ecological science and what we would now call environmental ethics. Leopold’s sharp-eyed, often humorous journals are illustrated here for the first time with his original photographs, drawings, and maps. Also unique to this collection is a selection of over 100 letters, most of them never before published, tracing his personal and professional evolution and his efforts to foster in others the love and sense of responsibility he felt for the land. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781598532678

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Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology by Aldo Leopold Pdf

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 volume for the first time. Here is his classic A Sand County Almanac, hailed––with Thoreau’s Walden and Carson’s Silent Spring––as one of the main literary influences on the modern environmental movement. Published in 1949, it is still astonishing today: a vivid, firsthand, philosophical tour de force. Along with Sand County are more than fifty articles, essays, and lectures exploring the new complexities of ecological science and what we would now call environmental ethics. Leopold’s sharp-eyed, often humorous journals are illustrated here for the first time with his original photographs, drawings, and maps. Also unique to this collection is a selection of over 100 letters, most of them never before published, tracing his personal and professional evolution and his efforts to foster in others the love and sense of responsibility he felt for the land.

Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Ecology and Conservation

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 961 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Conservationists
ISBN : 1598532669

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Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Ecology and Conservation by Aldo Leopold Pdf

A Sand County almanac is often hailed as a foundational work of the modern environmental movement. Here, it is paired with over fifty other pieces by Leopold: uncollected articles, essays, speeches, and other writings that chart the evolution of his ideas over the course of three decades.

A Sand County Almanac

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986-12-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780345345059

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A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Pdf

The environmental classic that redefined the way we think about the natural world—an urgent call for preservation that’s more timely than ever. “We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir.”—San Francisco Chronicle These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape—the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and the coastlines. Conjuring up one extraordinary vision after another, Aldo Leopold takes readers with him on the road and through the seasons on a fantastic tour of our priceless natural resources, explaining the destructive effects humankind has had on the land and issuing a bold challenge to protect the world we love.

A Sand County Almanac

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1968-12-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0199743878

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A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Pdf

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 that gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; and a final section in which Leopold addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. As the forerunner of such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's The Primal Place, this classic work remains as relevant today as it was forty years ago.

Companion to A Sand County Almanac

Author : J. Baird Callicott
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1987-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780299112332

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Companion to A Sand County Almanac by J. Baird Callicott Pdf

The first sustained study of Leopold's seminal book as well as a work of art, philosophy, and social commentary.

Round River

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1972-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0199770646

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Round River by Aldo Leopold Pdf

To those who know the charm of Aldo Leopold's writing in A Sand County Almanac, this collection from his journals and essays will be a new delight. The journal entries included here were written in camp during his many field trips--hunting, fishing, and exploring--and they indicate the source of ideas on land ethics found in his longer essays. They reflect as well two long canoe trips in Canada and a sojourn in Mexico, where Leopold hunted deer with bow and arrow. The essays presented here are culled from the more contemplative notes which were still in manuscript form at the time of Leopold's death in 1948, fighting a brush fire on a neighbor's farm. Round River has been edited by Leopold's son, Luna, a geologist well-known in the field of conservation. It is also charmingly illustrated with line drawings by Charles W. Schwartz. All admirers of Leopold's work--indeed, all lovers of nature--will find this book richly rewarding.

Aldo Leopold

Author : Curt D. Meine
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780299249038

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Aldo Leopold by Curt D. Meine Pdf

This biography of Aldo Leopold follows him from his childhood as a precocious naturalist to his profoundly influential role in the development of conservation and modern environmentalism in the United States. This edition includes a new preface by author Curt Meine and an appreciation by acclaimed Kentucky writer and farmer Wendell Berry.

American Earth

Author : Bill McKibben
Publisher : Literary Classics of United States
Page : 1174 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UOM:49015003394013

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American Earth by Bill McKibben Pdf

Author and activist McKibben gathers the essential American writings that changed the way the public looks at the natural world. "American Earth" features essays by Walt Whitman, Rachel Carson, Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, and dozens more.

Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

Author : F Stuart Chapin III,Pamela A. Matson,Harold A. Mooney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387216638

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Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology by F Stuart Chapin III,Pamela A. Matson,Harold A. Mooney Pdf

Features review questions at the end of each chapter; Includes suggestions for recommended reading; Provides a glossary of ecological terms; Has a wide audience as a textbook for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and as a reference for practicing scientists from a wide array of disciplines

A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 019505928X

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A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold Pdf

Nature writings of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationist of our century.

The River of the Mother of God

Author : Aldo Leopold
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1992-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780299127633

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The River of the Mother of God by Aldo Leopold Pdf

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.

Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society

Author : Frederick Law Olmsted
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598534603

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society by Frederick Law Olmsted Pdf

The biggest and best single-volume collection ever published of the fascinating and wide-ranging writings of a vitally important nineteenth century cultural figure whose work continues to shape our world today. Seaman, farmer, abolitionist, journalist, administrator, reformer, conservationist, and without question America’s foremost landscape architect and urban planner, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) was a man of unusually diverse talents and interests, and the arc of his life and writings traces the most significant developments of nineteenth century American history. As this volume reveals, the wide-ranging endeavors Olmsted was involved in—cofounding The Nation magazine, advocating against slavery, serving as executive secretary to the United States Sanitary Commission (precursor to the Red Cross) during the Civil War, championing the preservation of America’s great wild places at Yosemite and Yellowstone—emerged from his steadfast commitment to what he called “communitiveness,” the impulse to serve the needs of one’s fellow citizens. This philosophy had its ultimate expression is his brilliant designs for some of the country’s most beloved public spaces: New York’s Central Park, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Boston’s “Emerald Necklace,” the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, garden suburbs like Chicago’s Riverside, parkways (a term he invented) and college campuses, the “White City” of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, and many others. Gathering almost 100 original letters, newspaper dispatches, travel sketches, essays, editorials, design proposals, official reports, reflections on aesthetics, and autobiographical reminiscences, this deluxe Library of America volume is profusely illustrated with a 32-page color portfolio of Olmsted’s design sketches, architectural plans, and contemporary photographs. It also includes detailed explanatory notes and a chronology of Olmsted’s life and design projects. From the Hardcover edition.

Ecosystem Management

Author : Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597267892

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Ecosystem Management by Gary Meffe,Larry Nielsen,Richard L. Knight,Dennis Schenborn Pdf

Today's natural resource managers must be able to navigate among the complicated interactions and conflicting interests of diverse stakeholders and decisionmakers. Technical and scientific knowledge, though necessary, are not sufficient. Science is merely one component in a multifaceted world of decision making. And while the demands of resource management have changed greatly, natural resource education and textbooks have not. Until now. Ecosystem Management represents a different kind of textbook for a different kind of course. It offers a new and exciting approach that engages students in active problem solving by using detailed landscape scenarios that reflect the complex issues and conflicting interests that face today's resource managers and scientists. Focusing on the application of the sciences of ecology and conservation biology to real-world concerns, it emphasizes the intricate ecological, socioeconomic, and institutional matrix in which natural resource management functions, and illustrates how to be more effective in that challenging arena. Each chapter is rich with exercises to help facilitate problem-based learning. The main text is supplemented by boxes and figures that provide examples, perspectives, definitions, summaries, and learning tools, along with a variety of essays written by practitioners with on-the-ground experience in applying the principles of ecosystem management. Accompanying the textbook is an instructor's manual that provides a detailed overview of the book and specific guidance on designing a course around it. Ecosystem Management grew out of a training course developed and presented by the authors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at its National Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. In 20 offerings to more than 600 natural resource professionals, the authors learned a great deal about what is needed to function successfully as a professional resource manager. The book offers important insights and a unique perspective dervied from that invaluable experience.

Stories from the Leopold Shack

Author : Estella B. Leopold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780190463243

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Stories from the Leopold Shack by Estella B. Leopold Pdf

In 1934, conservationist Aldo Leopold and his wife Estella bought a barn - the remnant of a farm - and surrounding lands in south-central Wisconsin. The entire Leopold clan - five children in all - worked together to put into practice Aldo's "land ethic," which involved ecological restoration and sustainability. In the process, they built more than a pleasant weekend getaway; they established a new way of relating to nature. In 1948, A Sand County Almanac was published, and it has become a beloved and foundational text of the conservation movement. Decades later, Estella B. Leopold, the youngest of the Leopold children - she was eight when they bought the land - now reflects on the "Shack," as they called the repurposed barn, and its inhabitants, and recalls with clear-eyed fondness the part it played in her and her siblings' burgeoning awareness of nature's miracles, season by season. In Stories from the Leopold Shack: Sand County Revisited, she unforgettably recalls the intensity of those days: the taste of fresh honey on sourdough pancakes; the trumpeting arrival of migrating Canada geese; the awesome power of river ice driven by currents - and each description is accompanied by stunning photographs by her brother, A. Carl Leopold. As the Leopolds worked to restore degraded farmland back to its original prairie and woods, they noted and celebrated all of the flora and fauna that came to share the Shack lands. As first evoked in A Sand County Almanac, and now revisited in Stories from the Leopold Shack, the Leopold family's efforts of ecological restoration were among the earliest in the United States, and their work, collectively and individually, continues to have a profound impact on land management and conservationism. All of Aldo and Estella Leopold's children went on to become distinguished scientists and to devote themselves to a life of conservation; their work continues through the Aldo Leopold Foundation. Estella B. Leopold book offers a voyage back to the place where it all began.