“I cannot dislike a plant that enables me, a mere professor, to blossom forth annually as a successful seer and prophet.” —#AldoLeopold
Did this year's #LeopoldWeek programs challenge you to see plants in a different light and inspire you to find awe in even the smallest or most unexpected places?
I will be participating in this Leopold Week event: Celebrating Aldo Leopold Week: A Reading of _A Sand County Almanac_, Sat., March 7, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Aldo Leopold Community School, 622 Eliza Street, Green Bay. Sign up to read at tinyurl.com/58raspsa! #AldoLeopold #SandCountyAlmanac #GreenBay
Black and white photo of a wrinkled man wearing a glasses, cap, and plaid tie, who is looking at a young toddler boy he's holding. There are leafless trees in the background.
It's not just about what we pass on to our kids and grandkids. It's what we leave for those we'll never meet, who may be removed by generations but are impacted by the actions we take today.
Photo: Aldo Leopold with his grandson Fritz, ca. 1943
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #FutureGenerations
As we progress through our modern day and age, we are called to remind ourselves of our role as stewards of the natural world. We belong to the community that Aldo Leopold wrote so much about, the land! 🤗
#WednesdayWisdom #Community #Land #AldoLeopold #LandEthic
Happy birthday, Aldo, January 11, 1887. It’s time to rip the narrative away from the brokers, industrialists, extractive sector and developers and restore the soul of humanity.
#conservation #nature #wildlife #agriculture #habitat #aldoleopold #landethic #developer
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Aldo Leopold, born on this day in 1887. I should’ve known he was a Capricorn, an Earth sign. 🙂
#AldoLeopold #ecology #landethic
“It may flatter our ego to be called the sons of man, but it would be nearer the truth to call ourselves the brothers of our fields and forests.” ―Aldo Leopold, "The Arboretum and the University" (1934)
📷: Jackson Newman
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #Nature #Kinship
Extreme close-up of three small sparrows clinging to a hanging green suet feeder with a square seed cake inside. One bird is positioned upright on the top left, one is upside down on the lower left, and the third is on the lower right, creating a dynamic, triangular composition. The feeder is hanging against the rough, textured bark of a tree.
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#EastCoastKin
#Birds
#AdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar#CandidWildlife #NaturePhotography #AldoLeopold #Symbiosis #LandEthic
"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. These essays are the alphabet of the latter." — Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
Time for a recap! ☃️ How did your land ethic shape up in 2025?
#Meme #MemeMonday #Wrapped #LandEthic #AldoLeopold
“When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ―Aldo Leopold
Your support this #GivingTuesday extends love and respect to the land community we all belong to. 💚 Make your gift at aldoleopold.org/donate.
#AldoLeopold #LandEthic
Save the date―#GivingTuesday is December 2nd!
As a non-profit, we depend on the heartfelt generosity of supporters like you to further our mission of fostering Leopold's legacy. 💚
Make your gifts at aldoleopold.org/donate
#AldoLeopold #Conservation #LandEthic
Nina, #AldoLeopold's eldest daughter, retired to the Shack area in 1976, and picked up where Aldo's #phenology notes left off in 1948. Her records showed the impacts of #climatechange on seasonal events.
Our 2026 Phenology #Calendar honors her legacy. Get yours at aldoleopold.org/store.
“When we hear his call we hear no mere bird. We hear the trumpet in the orchestra of evolution.”
When #AldoLeopold penned "Marshland Elegy" in 1937, only a few dozen #SandhillCrane pairs remained in Wisconsin. Thanks to conservation efforts, the population is now 100,000 strong.
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From Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year, ed. Jane McMorland Hunter
Wednesday #morningread
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“Our biases are indeed a sensitive index to our affections, our tastes, our loyalties, our generosities, and our manner of wasting weekends.” ―Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
📷: Aldo Leopold and dog Gus in front of their pine trees, ca. 1940s
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #ASandCountyAlmanac
"Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf." —Aldo Leopold
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #ThinkingLikeAMountain
“Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” ― Aldo Leopold
“The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, 'What good is it?'” ― Aldo Leopold, Round River, A Sand County Almanac
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #SandCountyAlmanac
Well, dang, Aldo Leopold could write!
"We inherit the carth, but within the limits of the soil and the plant succession we also rebuild the earth, without plan, without knowledge of its properties, and without understanding of the increasingly coarse and powerful tools which sciencehas placed […]
A hidden stream deep in the Gila Wilderness, southwest New Mexico. #hike #explore #nature #AldoLeopold #canyon #water #NM #resist
The Levee Road btween Portage, WI and the Aldo Leopold Farm and conservation area. Here's a blurb on the road's history from the Internet..... History on the levee road in Wisconsin Levee Road in Wisconsin has a rich history that dates back to the early 19th century when it was an extension of Indian trails that were later widened into suitable roads for ox carts and wagons. By 1829, several wagon roads had been established through southern Wisconsin, including routes for lead miners and military expeditions. The road system was crucial for transportation and commerce in the region, and it played a significant role in the development of the state's infrastructure. Wikipedia The Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm, located on Levee Road, is a testament to the historical significance of the area. The farm was acquired by Aldo Leopold in the 1930s and is now a National Historic Landmark, offering visitors a chance to explore the landscape that inspired his conservation writings. Wisconsin Historical Society Levee Road's historical development and its current status as a scenic bike route highlight the importance of preserving and utilizing natural landscapes for both environmental protection and recreational enjoyment. DTIC +2
I had to climb up a small hill to take the pictures as the levee is a hill of dirt that runs several miles along the river functioning as an environmental protection against rising waters in times of potential floods. The levee blocks the view of the river, but the small man made hill serves a function of protection for the land South of the river.
This year is lush on the Wisconsin River. This are I stopped at only had a few hardwoods and mostly smaller softwoods, but the growth is very dense and protects the land on the banks of the river well.
We are having an extremely well hydrated and green year in Wisconsin.
I don't paddle,but for those of you who do,the #WisconsinRiver is a beautiful sandy wide river with many sand bars and a thick riparian zone lush w/green.This was the 1st time I drove the #LeveeRd from Portage thru the #AldoLeopold property. BTW, the trek thru Leopold property is drop dead gorgeous.
A tan rectangle graphic with a red border. Along the bottom right, within the border, is a line of silhouetted birds in flight. Text at the top reads: "If, then, we can live without goose music, we may as well do away with stars, or sunsets, or Iliads. But the point is that we would be fools to do away with any of them." At the bottom right, in smaller text, the quote is attributed to Aldo Leopold.
"If, then, we can live without goose music, we may as well do away with stars, or sunsets, or Iliads. But the point is that we would be fools to do away with any of them." —Aldo Leopold
#WednesdayWisdom #Migration #Nature #AldoLeopold
Black and white photo of a young woman crouched in front of a baby pine tree, a shovel propped up in one hand, looking at the camera. Text over the top reads: “Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel. By virtue of this curious loophole in the rules, any clodhopper may say: Let there be a tree―and there will be one.” Quote from A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold.
You might wonder if you can make change. It may feel too complex, too overwhelming, to take the first step. But, as Leopold writes, if you're determined enough, you can make it happen.
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #PlantATree
Photo of pink-tinged sunset clouds reflected in a river. Text over the sky portion of the image reads: "Two things hold promise of improving those lights. One is to apply science to land-use. The other is to cultivate a love of country a little less spangled with stars, and a little more imbued with that respect for mother-earth - the lack of which is, to me, the outstanding attribute of the machine-age." Quote from Aldo Leopold, The River of the Mother of God.
In addition to ecological knowledge, Aldo Leopold advocated for a deep love of, and respect for, the land. How do you show your own love for the natural world?
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #LandEthic
“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
#AldoLeopold, (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, conservationist, and environmentalist
"Nature never makes haste; her systems revolve at an even pace." - Aldo Leopold
#naturewisdom #AldoLeopold #leopoldlife #naturewriting #nature #landscapephotography #landscape #blueskyart #eastcoastkun
A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." ― Aldo Leopold
#aldoleopold #metacrisis #RespectTheLand #DefendTheSacred #ClimateAction #permaculture
Image of a tour group, seen from behind, walking next to a field of wildflowers. Text overlay at top reads: "The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what they see, and enjoy what they understand." — Aldo Leopold, The Role of Wildlife in a Liberal Education
"The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what they see, and enjoy what they understand." — Aldo Leopold, The Role of Wildlife in a Liberal Education 💚🌈🌳🐝
#WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #Education #Teach #Land #LandEthic
A green Lego slab holds a miniature Lego cabin in brown with a white door, and Lego trees with pale green cross sections.
The no-yes girl meme. Top row shows, on the left side, a girl with sunglasses putting her hand up with a frown, as if to say "no way." Text next to her reads: "rebuilding with shovel and axe." Bottom row shows, on the left side, the same girl with sunglasses, this time smiling and doing a finger gun. Text next to her reads: "rebuilding with tiny bricks."
We rebuild, with shovel and axe―and tiny brick!―what we are losing elsewhere…
A recent young visitor was inspired by his trip to the Shack and built this miniature replica in Legos! He even included some of the Leopold pines and the fire pit!
#Shack #Lego #AldoLeopold #Meme
