-- Jay DeLong Olympia, WA>"She invokes the ideas of Aldo Leopold (whom she laments "has had about as >much affect on the American conscience as a >snowflake")" > >---- >I can agree with this on some levels but while he may not have reached "the >masses" with his message, can you imagine how much less positive effect >there would have been on our environment if he hadn't reached many of us? I >reread A Sand County Almanac about every other year and peruse it for >specific quotes and thoughts almost monthly. I derive a lot of motivation >and internal fortitude from his writings. I like to think that I manage to >reach a few people and do some good for our world just as all of my >colleagues in the Nature Center field do. Add to that, all of the >biologists, ecologists, wildlife managers, even foresters and other natural >resource managers who are doing their jobs and spreading the message of >environmental conservation and you see that, while Aldo might not have made >the best sellers list and hasn't had the readership of more popular authors, >his effect on our world is vast, yet subtle and long term. > >For any who may not be familiar with Leopold and his works, I highly >recommend A Sand County Almanac as a "must" read. > >Rob Denkhaus >Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
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