Support Our Work in 2012!
On motionless wing they emerge from the lifting mists, sweep a final arc of sky, and settle in clangorous descending spirals to their feeding grounds. A new day has begun on the crane marsh.
-Aldo Leopold, “Marshland Elegy,” A Sand County Almanac
By making a gift to the Aldo Leopold Foundation this holiday season you are making a sincere and solid investment in the future.
Although our society faces significant ecological and economic challenges, our conservation work together has never been more relevant or better received than it is right now. Thank you for all you do!
Each year, our generous partners, donors, volunteers, and members enable the Aldo Leopold Foundation to inform and inspire thousands of people with Leopold’s “land ethic.” Here are a few highlights from the last year:
- Land Ethic Leaders is training new leaders to convene discussions about the deep and diverse values inherent in conservation—already, they have held hundreds of programs all across the country!
- Green Fire, released only nine months ago, has already been seen by over 50,000 people in 48 states and 16 foreign countries!! Our goal now is to reach hundreds of thousands more through national public television distribution.
- Closer to home, we have worked with public and private partners to create the Driftless Forestry Network, improving and expanding the ways we support private landowners across four states.
- Through the Leopold-Pine Island Important Bird Area, we continue to partner with neighbors along the Wisconsin River to improve habitat needed by Sandhill cranes and so many other beautiful and important wildlife species.
Your support allows us to continue advancing Leopold’s legacy and will enable Green Fire reach public television. Board members Estella Leopold, Susan Flader, and Tom Boldt have generated a $125,000 challenge grant to stimulate additional giving to Green Fire while protecting our critical operational funding.
If you have given in the past, each dollar you give above your last donation will be allocated to Green Fire and will be matched dollar for dollar up to $125,000. If you’re a first-time donor to the foundation your full gift will be matched and allocated to Green Fire.
Your partnership in conservation is more necessary than ever. We hope we can count on your support this year. Donate today!
On behalf of the Aldo Leopold Foundation,
Buddy Huffaker, President and Executive Director
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January 11:
Aldo Leopold's 125th Birthday
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