Leopold Remembered

Sun., Sept. 19, 1999

By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508

Conservation

Foresters, miners, teachers, businessmen and people from other wide-ranging walks of life are gathering in Coeur d’Alene Monday to honor the 50th anniversary of a conservation classic.

Aldo Leopold, the bespectacled Wisconsin professor widely known as the father of wildlife management, published “A Sand County Almanac,” in 1949. The essays have formed the backbone of wildlife conservation ever since.

The public is welcome to Monday’s event, organized by Panhandle Auduboners, to hear people of various backgrounds read their favorite passages from the book.

“Leopold saw developers, miners, hunters and city people all under the same umbrella when it came to conservation,” said organizer Susan Weller. “His words are as vital today as they were 50 years ago.”

The program is set to begin at 7 p.m. in The Spokesman-Review building, 608 Northwest Blvd., in Coeur d’Alene.

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