About the Author

Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) began his professional career in 1909 when he joined the U.S. Forest Service. In 1924 he became Associate Director of the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1933 the University of Wisconsin created a chair of game management for him.

Reviews

"One of the seminal works of the environmental movement."--The Boston Globe
"I have used this text for twenty years and will continue to use it....It should be required reading for every high school senior."--Walter L. Cook, Jr., University of Georgia
"An inspirational classic--as relevant today as it was when first published in 1949."--Paul S. Miko, University of New Mexico
"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir."--The San Francisco Chronicle
"It is safe to assume that A Sand County Almanac will be read for decades, and probably centuries to come."--William Vogt
"Any student of the natural resources and the environment is not yet educated if he or she has not read A Sand County Almanac."--Paul T. Tueller, University of Nevada at Reno
"A classic book, good to have in a [relatively] inexpensive edition."--Professor Marshall Spector, State University of New York
"A fine book--Robert Finch's introduction enhances a classic text."--Luther Erickson, Grinnell College
"Beautiful edition!"--Abby Lito, Middlebury College
"Special edition comments put this classic in needed perspective for modern students."--Burton E. Vaughan, Ph.D., Washington State University
"Thank you for keeping this very important book in print!"--John E. Carroll, University of New Hampshire
"One of the seminal works of the environmental movement."--The Boston Globe
"I have used this text for twenty years and will continue to use it....It should be required reading for every high school senior."--Walter L. Cook, Jr., University of Georgia
"An inspirational classic--as relevant today as it was when first published in 1949."--Paul S. Miko, University of New Mexico
"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir."--The San Francisco Chronicle
"It is safe to assume that A Sand County Almanac will be read for decades, and probably centuries to come."--William Vogt
"Any student of the natural resources and the environment is not yet educated if he or she has not read A Sand County Almanac."--Paul T. Tueller, University of Nevada at Reno
"A classic book, good to have in a [relatively] inexpensive edition."--Professor Marshall Spector, State University of New York
"A fine book--Robert Finch's introduction enhances a classic text."--Luther Erickson, Grinnell College
"Beautiful edition!"--Abby Lito, Middlebury College
"Special edition comments put this classic in needed perspective for modern students."--Burton E. Vaughan, Ph.D., Washington State University