Lincoln (Neb.) - Oct. 9, 2000 - The legacy of Aldo Leopold, renowned conservationist and author of "A Sand County Almanac," will be the topic of a public presentation Oct. 14 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege streets.
Wellington "Buddy" Huffaker, executive director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo, Wis., will present In "Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic: Its Evolution and Implementation," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Huffaker will provide a brief biographical sketch of Leopold and discuss significant events that shaped Leopold's career and "A Sand County Almanac." Huffaker will also describe the evolution of Leopold's concept of a "land ethic," current applications of this concept, and its potential to address environmental issues in the 21st century. The presentation will be followed by a brief reception.
The presentation is sponsored by the Great Plains Chapter of the
American Society of Landscape Architects, the Nebraska chapter of the
American Planning Association, the Lower Platte South Natural Resource
District, the Joslyn Castle Institute for Sustainable Communities,
Audubon Nebraska, Friends of the Pioneer Park Nature Center, the UNL
Environmental Studies Program, the Prairie Plains Resource Institute, the
Nebraska chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the Bluestem Sierra Club.
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