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1、DiscussionGuideforASANDCOUNTYALMANACbyAldoLeopold1968OxfordUniversityPress,paperbackIn1935,pioneeringwildlifemanagerAldoLeopoldpurchasedaworn-outfarmontheWisconsinRiveroutsideofBaraboo,Wisconsin.Thefarmanditsrenovatedchickencoopservedhimandhisfamilyasare
2、fugefrom“toomuchmodernity”aswellasalaboratoryforsomeoftheearliesteffortsatlandrestoration.TheLeopoldfamilyspentnumerousweekendsat“theShack,”hunting,plantingpines,andexploringtheland.LeopoldcametoWisconsinafteryearswiththeForestServiceintheSouthwest,where
3、hebeganasaforesterandlateradvocatedforwildlifemanagementandwildernessdesignation.Thenation’sfirstdesignatedwilderness,theGila,wasaresultofhisefforts.AfterhistimewiththeForestService,hepublishedthefirsttextbookinwildlifemanagement,andbecamechairofgamemana
4、gementattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison–thefirstfortheinstitutionandthenation.ASandCountyAlmanacwashissignaturework:Leopoldweavedtogethermanyobservationsandinsightsgatheredduringalifelivedclosetotheland.Helearneditwouldbepublishedjustaweekbeforehisdeath
5、fromaheartattackin1948.Sinceitspublicationin1949,ASandCountyAlmanachassoldovertwomillioncopiesandhasbeentranslatedintoninedifferentlanguages.TheAldoLeopoldFoundationhaspermissiontodistributethisdiscussionguide,whichwasdevelopedbytheNorthwestEarthInstitut
6、einPortland,Oregon.Purposeofdiscussionguide:Discussionsallowparticipantstoexplorewaysinwhichhumansrelatetotheirnaturalsurroundings.Session1(40pages)Readings:Forwardpp.vii-ix“January”-“June”pp.3-40Opening:Thefacilitatorshouldaskparticipantstointroducethem
7、selvesbysharingtheirexperienceorfeelingsaboutanaturalplacewhichis,orhasbeen,acommunitytothem.1.Leopolddescribesvividlyhisexperienceswithnature.Canyourecallnaturalplacesthatmadeastrongimpressiononyou?2.OfhissketchesJanuarythroughJune,whichisthemostmeaning
8、fultoyou?Why?3.Whatvaluesdoyoufindinobservingnature?4.Leopoldoftenreflectsonhumanityinthecontextofnature(e.g.,hiscomparisonofmenandfishin“June,”pp.38-39).Werethereanyreflectionsthatyouparticularlyappreciated?5.Whatinsights