Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic (59:00 / 54:00 - Free Program)

Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic is a one-hour program that celebrates the life of the man who wrote “A Sand County Almanac” in 1949.  That book includes his essay, “The Land Ethic” that is considered the capstone of the reflections of the great mind and spirit of the man who forwarded the realization that conscience and consciousness are far more vital  than economics when considering the landscape.  Leopold began his career as a forest ranger in the American Southwest, and went on to reconfigure conservationist perspective  through the practice of restoration ecology. 

The program includes the voices Leopold’s daughters Nina and Estella Leopold, as well as scholars, environmental activists and writers who have been greatly influenced by the man regarded by many as the greatest conservationist of the 20^th Century.  Also heard are environmental historian Susan Flader, activist Dave Foreman, author, environmentalist William deBuys, former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, and many others whose thinking and practices have been deeply influenced by the genius of Aldo Leopold.   The program was produced by Jack Loeffler.   

Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic is a one-hour program that celebrates the life of the man who wrote “A Sand County Almanac” in 1949.  That book includes his essay, “The Land Ethic” that is considered the capstone of the reflections of the great mind and spirit of the man who forwarded the realization that conscience and consciousness are far more vital  than economics when considering the landscape.  Leopold began his career as a forest ranger in the American Southwest, and went on to reconfigure conservationist perspective  through the practice of restoration ecology. 

The program includes the voices Leopold’s daughters Nina and Estella Leopold, as well as scholars, environmental activists and writers who have been greatly influenced by the man regarded by many as the greatest conservationist of the 20^th Century.  Also heard are environmental historian Susan Flader, activist Dave Foreman, author, environmentalist William deBuys, former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, and many others whose thinking and practices have been deeply influenced by the genius of Aldo Leopold.   The program was produced by Jack Loeffler.