ALDO LEOPOLD AND THE ECOLOGICAL CONSCIENCE

In Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscienceecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professionalconservationists explore the ecological legacy of AldoLeopold and his A Sand County Almanac and hiscontributions to the environmental movement, the philosophyof science, and natural resource management. Twelve personalessays describe the enormous impact he has had on eachauthor, from influencing the daily operations of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service and the creation of a land-useethics guide for Forest Service personnel, to much neededinspiration for continuing on in today’s large, complex andoften problematic world of science. Here is Aldo Leopold asa mentor, friend, and companion and an affirmation of hishope that science will continue to be practiced in the causeof conservation.