About the Celebration

Dr. Susan L. Flader makes the astute observation in her book, Thinking Like a Mountain, Aldo Leopold and the Evolution of an Ecological Attitude toward Deer, Wolves, and Forests, that “Aldo Leopold’s intellectual development mirrors the history of ecological and evolutionary thought. . . .[that] his enduring achievement was to integrate the two strands – the scientific basis and the conservation imperative – in a compelling ethic for our time.”

Our Centennial Celebration is inspired by Leopold’s many faceted life interests: he was a philosopher and ethicist, a protector of wilderness and wildlife, the father of sustainability as a way of life and natural resource use, he was a lover of beauty. The variety of events that are scheduled to take place this year in honor of Aldo Leopold reflect the interests of this renaissance man.

Dr. Flader’s colloquium sets the tone of the year-long celebration. The speakers at this event, which is open to the public and will be held at the National Hispanic Culture Center, will elaborate on Leopold’s history in the Southwest, specifically his relationship then with the people whom he found here, on the land, when he arrived 100 years ago. While the Arizona Wilderness Rendezvous and Gila River Festival will take participants onto the land, into the wilderness, down the wild rivers of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness. The U.S. Forest Service will take people on educational hikes into these areas. In Arizona, Prescott College is hosting a month-long teacher training for twenty-five college teachers lucky enough to be associated with Dr. Flader and other Leopold scholars. UNM’s Department of Architect and Planning will examine sustainability and wise resource use. The Quivira Coalition’s Conference will have panelists talking about land health in an agricultural context. And the Albuquerque Land Arts Council’s tours will take a quiet look at beauty in wildness along Rio Grande State Park.

As these events take place, public interest grows. School students will be exposed to Leopold Education curricula from the Leopold Education Project; reading groups, inspired to read Leopold’s Thinking Like a Mountain, for instance, will spring up. Poetry readings, wilderness experiences, and many more, as of this early date, unknown expressions of enthusiasm for celebrating Mr. Leopold’s genius will be scheduled.


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	About the Celebration Dr. Susan L. Flader makes the astute observation in her book, Thinking Like a Mountain, Aldo Leopold and the Evolution of an Ecological Attitude toward Deer, Wolves, and Forests, that “Aldo Leopold’s intellectual development mirrors the history of ecological and evolutionary thought. . . .[that] his enduring achievement was to integrate the two strands – the scientific basis and the conservation imperative – in a compelling ethic for our time.” Our Centennial Celebration is inspired by Leopold’s many faceted life interests: he was a philosopher and ethicist, a protector of wilderness and wildlife, the father of sustainability as a way of life and natural resource use, he was a lover of beauty. The variety of events that are scheduled to take place this year in honor of Aldo Leopold reflect the interests of this renaissance man. Dr. Flader’s colloquium sets the tone of the year-long celebration. The speakers at this event, which is open to the public and will be held at the National Hispanic Culture Center, will elaborate on Leopold’s history in the Southwest, specifically his relationship then with the people whom he found here, on the land, when he arrived 100 years ago. While the Arizona Wilderness Rendezvous and Gila River Festival will take participants onto the land, into the wilderness, down the wild rivers of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness. The U.S. Forest Service will take people on educational hikes into these areas. In Arizona, Prescott College is hosting a month-long teacher training for twenty-five college teachers lucky enough to be associated with Dr. Flader and other Leopold scholars. UNM’s Department of Architect and Planning will examine sustainability and wise resource use. The Quivira Coalition’s Conference will have panelists talking about land health in an agricultural context. And the Albuquerque Land Arts Council’s tours will take a quiet look at beauty in wildness along Rio Grande State Park. As these events take place, public interest grows. School students will be exposed to Leopold Education curricula from the Leopold Education Project; reading groups, inspired to read Leopold’s Thinking Like a Mountain, for instance, will spring up. Poetry readings, wilderness experiences, and many more, as of this early date, unknown expressions of enthusiasm for celebrating Mr. Leopold’s genius will be scheduled.