“If we pollute the air, water, and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.” —David Suzuki, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster #WednesdayWisdom #nature #conservation #BWCA

Kinda chic to be part of the natural community! 🌲🐺🐦 #kindachic #Leopold #conservation #landethic #MemeMonday

Closed Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) is starting to pop up across the northeastern United States in areas with moist, rich soils. Its striking purple flowers require a strong #bumblebee that can pry them open to get the pollen inside. 🐝 #Phenology #NativePlants

“There is a way that #nature speaks, that #land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” —Linda Hogan 📸: Lindsey Broadhead #WednesdayWisdom

"Putting the sciences and arts together for the purpose of understanding our environment"... These two Appleton teachers have enlivened their science class with the help of poetry and phenology. https://ow.ly/NPmI50ZzZiF

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” –Aldo Leopold #WednesdayWisdom #LandEthic

“Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.” —Wendell Berry, ‘A Place on #Earth’ #WednesdayWisdom #LandEthic #NatureWriting

“It is good for us, too, to touch the #earth. We, and our children, need the chance to walk upon the sacred earth, this final abiding place of all that lives. We must preserve our #sacredplaces in order to know our place in time, our reach to eternity.”-N. Scott Momaday, “Sacred Places”

Mycological Marvels: Scientific & Theoretical Lessons from Mycology is a free online program from the Aldo Leopold Foundation @aldoleopoldfdn.bsky.social with mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. Thu, Aug 13, 2026. 7pm CDT.

"Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting-- over and over announcing your place in the family of things." --Mary Oliver, "Wild Geese" #WednesdayWisdom #NaturePoetry #WildGeese #MaryOliver

"I believe the best way to begin reconnecting humanity's heart, mind, and soul to nature is for us to share our individual stories." —J. Drew Lanham, The Home Place 📸 Lone oak tree growing on a remnant prairie hilltop #WednesdayWisdom #nature #story

“The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.” —Frans de Waal The #landethic asks us to extend compassion and justice toward the nonhuman world, recognizing the common threads that bind us together. #WednesdayWisdom #Nature

America has birthed plenty of #revolutionaries. But in the realm of #conservation, few names come close to Aldo. Learn more about #AldoLeopold's pioneering legacy on #LandEthicLive on July 9: https://ow.ly/7IHg50ZjI2x

“When we speak of these not as things or natural resources or commodities, but as gifts, our whole relationship to the natural world changes.” —#RobinWallKimmerer, 'The Serviceberry: #Abundance and #Reciprocity in the Natural World' #WednesdayWisdom #Nature #Gratitude

“#Land, to the average citizen, is still something to be tamed, rather than something to be understood, loved, and lived with. Resources are still regarded as separate entities, indeed, as commodities, rather than as our cohabitants in the land-community.” #AldoLeopold #WednesdayWisdom #Nature

As a young forest ranger in the early 1900s, Leopold didn't question the policies on predator extermination. It wasn't until later that Aldo started to "think like a mountain." Read the full article in Smithsonian Magazine: https://ow.ly/q6Jc50Zfj7B

In the Early 1900s, a Young Ecologist Shot a Wolf and Watched the Life Leave Its Eyes. That Changed His Position on Conservation

Aldo Leopold’s writing reconsidered the place of humans in the natural world and challenged people to be less a conqueror of the land and more a citizen of it

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Happy summer solstice, and happy father's day! Celebrating the dads (like Leopold) who teach their kids to love the land in all seasons. ☀️ How will you be spending the longest day of the year? 📷: Aldo Leopold and son Carl practicing archery, 1935

“It would be absolutely useless for any of us to work to save #wildlife without working to educate the #nextgeneration of conservationists.” —Jane Goodall Leopold knew the importance of teaching the next generation to read the land, so they too will love and care for our beloved wild things.

Mirabilis nyctaginea (she only answers to "Marvelous") is a diva easily recognized by her tall stature (up to 4 feet), heart-shaped leaves, and vibrant, trumpet-like magenta flowers. The flowers open in the afternoon and close again in the morning. 🌺 #PhenologyFriday #Wildflower #NativePlant

“Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?” #AldoLeopold These spots on the map are far from blank. Our #NationalForests are rich with cultural and ecological history, shaped by generations of Indigenous stewardship. The real blank to fill in? What these lands mean to you.

In #ASandCountyAlmanac, #AldoLeopold notes geese returning in March and silphium blooming in July. #Phenology, the study of the timing of these seasonal events, is a practice that evokes curiosity and connection with #nature. Learn more and get the phenology calendar: https://ow.ly/MvH150Z6evn

“Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer, #BraidingSweetgrass #WednesdayWisdom #Joy #Earth #Reciprocity

“The melodies of nature are music only when played against the undertones of evolutionary history.” ―Aldo Leopold 📷: the view from Prospect Point, Devil's Lake / Tee Wakącąk, Baraboo, Wisconsin #WednesdayWisdom #AldoLeopold #Nature #History #LandEthic

Through his community birding club and infectious positive energy, Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder welcomes folks of all stripes into the flock of conservation. On May 14th, Dexter will share how you too can create an inclusive community that inspires delight in nature. https://ow.ly/1ZQI50YV5lq

“The language of the wilderness is the most beautiful language we have and it is our job to sing it, until and even after it is gone, no matter how much it hurts.” —Pam Houston, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country #WednesdayWisdom #Wilderness #Wildness #Earth #NatureWriting #Colorado

“It is inconceivable to me that an ethical relation to land can exist without love, respect, and admiration for land, and a high regard for its value.” —Aldo Leopold, 'The Land Ethic,' A Sand County Almanac #WednesdayWisdom #TheLandEthic #AldoLeopold #Conservation #Environment #Nature

It was a pleasure to honor Leopold and his formative time in Wisconsin for The People’s Recorder, and the ways the idea of land stewardship spread to inspire Earth Day. 🌎

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This relation of people to land that so interested #AldoLeopold is the core of his masterwork, A Sand County Almanac. While Leopold didn't live to see the first #EarthDay, his book gained popularity around that time is now considered a cornerstone of the modern #environmental movement. 🌎

This relation of people to land that so interested #AldoLeopold is the core of his masterwork, A Sand County Almanac. While Leopold didn't live to see the first #EarthDay, his book gained popularity around that time is now considered a cornerstone of the modern #environmental movement. 🌎

On April 21, 1948, Aldo Leopold suffered a heart attack and died while helping fight a neighbor's grass fire. He was 61 years old. Just one week prior, he had received word that his book of essays would be published. #AldoLeopold #ASandCountyAlmanac #Conservation #NatureWriting

Common green darners are some of the first to emerge in Wisconsin each year, and one of the only species known to migrate. In warmer weather, you can spot these bright blue and green dragonflies feeding on everything from mosquitoes and gnats to moths, bees, and even hummingbirds! #PhenologyFriday