Synopses & Reviews
In Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscience ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professional conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his A Sand County Almanac and his contributions to the environmental movement, the philosophy of science, and natural resource management. Twelve personal essays describe the enormous impact he has had on each author, from influencing the daily operations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the creation of a land-use ethics guide for Forest Service personnel, to much needed inspiration for continuing on in today's large, complex and often problematic world of science. Here is Aldo Leopold as a mentor, friend, and companion and an affirmation of his hope that science will continue to be practiced in the cause of conservation.
Table of Contents
Foreword,
Nina Leopold Bradley and Wellington HuffakerContributors
Introduction, Richard L. Knight and Suzanne Riedel
The Evolution of a Classic
1. Moving Mountains: Aldo Leopold and A Sand County Almanac, Curt D. Meine
A Sense of Place, A Sense of Time
2. Aldo Leopold: Blending Conversations about Public and Private Lands, Richard L. Knight
3. Aldo Leopold's Wilderness, Sand County, and My Garden, John Seidensticker
4. Then and Now, James A. Estes
5. Great Possessions: Leopold's Good Oak, Mary Anne Bishop
The Cohesive Vision
6. From the Balance of Nature to the Flux of Nature: The Land Ethic in a Time of Change, J. Baird Callicott
7. Aldo Leopold Was a Conservation Biologist, Reed Noss
8. Professor Leopold, What Is Education For?, Winifred B. Kessler and Annie L. Booth
9. Aldo Leopold and the Value of Nature, Stephen R. Kellert
A Land Ethic in Practice
10. Leopold's Land Ethic: A Vision for Today, Jamie Rappaport Clark
11. Aldo Leopold: Conservationist and Hunter, L. David Mech
12. The A-B Dichotomy and the Future, Edwin P. Pister
13. What Would Aldo Have Done? - A Personal Story, Jack Ward Thomas
Index