“Civilization has so cluttered this elemental man-earth relationship with gadgets and middlemen that awareness of it is growing dim. We fancy that industry supports us, forgetting what supports industry.” -- naturalist and ecologist Aldo Leopold (1/11/1887 - 4/21/1948), from his landmark book "A Sand County Almanac," considered along with Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" the most important work in conservation studies in the 20th century. Leopold's work on wilderness preservation, wildlife ecology and land use led him to work in research at the U.S. Forest Service, and later the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where he was a professor.
(photo: Leopold in 1940. The Aldo Leopold Foundation)
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