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5/22/2015  |   08:00 - 19:00   |  Offsite

Field Trip
CANCELED ALDO LEOPOLD LEGACY CENTER, SHACK AND FARM The Aldo Leopold Foundation, executor of Aldo Leopold's historic property and literary legacy, is headquartered at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, WI and 1 mile from the famous Leopold Shack. This full-day tour weaves together Aldo Leopold's personal history, his famous Shack, the landscape of A Sand County Almanac, and the foundation's local, regional and international work advancing Leopold's land ethic. The Aldo Leopold National Historic Landmark (Leopold's Shack) annually attracts thousands from around the world. Admirers want to see and understand the land Leopold and his family restored to health as they aspired to a land ethic. Their history and experiences come alive with historic photos, family stories and landscape history. The Aldo Leopold Foundation, started in 1982 by the five children of Aldo and Estella Leopold, fosters the land ethic through the legacy of Aldo Leopold. The foundation's work tangibly connects to the Leopold tradition of seeking deeper understanding and taking action. The Leopold-Pine Island Important Bird Area, 12,000 acres surrounding Leopold's Shack, is a model for collaborative conservation. This collaborative involves federal, state, non-profit and private lands using at-risk birds as indicators of progress toward planned ecosystem conditions. Birds as indicators, conservation planning, adaptive management, restoration, invasive species control, prescribed burning, and much more help this landscape tangibly serve regional and national conservation plans. The bus departs from the Hilton Milwaukee Downtown at 7:30 am and will return by 5 pm. Box lunches will be provided. Contact and Group Leader: Bob Stelzer, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; Phone 920-424-0845, email: stelzer@uwosh.edu). Limited to 30 participants. Cost: $75 per person.