Calendar

Nov. 8:
Leopold Center Art Discovery Day

Nov. 15:
Conducting a Successful Timber Harvest

Dec. 15:
Deadline for Land Stewardship Intern application

The Woodland School

This year we offer an array of Woodland School classes to advance your land stewardship practice, from the classics— chainsaw safety, prescribed fire—to new opportunities like birding the Leopold Memorial Reserve with experts. We hope you'll let one pique your curiosity and join us in the field! We are also pleased to now offer online registration for all our classes!

Become a Member Today!

Become a key partner in helping us spread the land ethic, advance the science of land health, preserve the Leopold shack and farm, and train new leaders for the future of conservation. Join today!

Winter Visits

Our tours are done for the fall, but you can still visit. Just give us a call to schedule a time!

Celebrating Leopold's Legacy Across Cultures

2009 marks the centennial of Aldo Leopold beginning his career with the Forest Service in Arizona, and communities throughout the Southwest are celebrating Leopold's life and work with events from A Sand County Almanac readings to wilderness excursions. To kick off the celebration, the New Mexico Humanities Council has just awarded a grant to fund a two-day colloquium. The conference will bring together environmental thinkers and practitioners from three cultural traditions--Hispanic, Native American, and European American--to discuss a land ethic and its cultural history and implications within each tradition. The colloquium will be held in February in Albuquerque and will be open to the public.

Leopold Center Art Discovery Day

Join us this Saturday, November 8, as we take a closer look at the art of the Leopold Center! Local artisans display their work and discuss how they have been inspired by Leopold’s Land Ethic. The event runs 9:30am to 4pm, featuring presentations, demonstrations, interactive art, a panel discussion, and plenty of time for one-on-one interaction with artisans. It is free and open to the public, so come for an hour or pack a bag lunch and join us for the whole day! Get directions to the Leopold Center.

You Decide the Next Outlook Cover!

Vote for your favorite image, and the winner will be used on the cover of the winter issue of Outlook! The next issue will focus on Leopold's time in the Southwest. The choices for cover photo include three photographs of Southwestern scenes, submitted by members and friends of the foundation, and one watercolor, painted by Aldo Leopold during his early forest service years. Vote today! Voting will be open until Friday, November 14.

Planning for Aldo Leopold Weekend 2009

Aldo Leopold Weekend is an annual community-based event sponsored by the Aldo Leopold Foundation in towns all over the country. In Wisconsin, celebrations are held on the first weekend of March, to mark the anniversary of the writing of “Foreword” in A Sand County Almanac. Other states like Iowa, Arkansas, and New Mexico have also planned celebrations at different times throughout the year. Ohio even had an entire year of Aldo Leopold Weekend events, one every month between March 2007 and March of 2008. Planning for 2009 Aldo Leopold Weekend events is happening now! Check out last year’s listings to see if there is an event in your community you can plan to attend or help with, or check out our event planning resources and join our team of leaders that organize new events nationwide.

Intern with the Aldo Leopold Foundation

Want to work for the Foundation? We are now accepting applications for two Land Stewardship Interns for 2009. Working side-by-side with experienced ALF staff, interns will assist with or lead management activities on the 2,000 acre Leopold Memorial Reserve (LMR). In addition to the famous Shack, the reserve includes habitat from restored and remnant prairies to floodplain forests.  This diverse landscape provides opportunities to learn native plant communities, identify threats to native ecosystems, and the effective tools and methods for management. Applications due by December 15, 2008.

Last chance to Pre-Order Your Phenology Calendar

Place your order for your phenology calendar for 2009 before November 15 to make sure you get a copy! Using phenological data collected by Leopold and his daughter, Nina, over a span of more than 70 years, the Wildlife Phenology Calendar will help you remember what seasonal events to watch for. The theme for this year's calendar is migration. Calendars are $5 (plus tax & shipping) and will be mailed at the beginning of the new year. If you're a member, you can pick one up for free if you visit our office in January.

Won't You Be Our Neighbor?

Looking to buy a house? We're seeking a new neighbor! A two bedroom house on more than two wooded acres is for sale across the street from the Leopold Center. The property abuts lands that are part of the Leopold Memorial Reserve owned by the Aldo Leopold Foundation and by the Sand County Foundation. See the whole listing.