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March 23, 2011
Presenting An Aldo Leopold Weekend
Please join the Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative
(NALMC), Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, the Friends of Northwood
Meadows State Park, and the Northwood Conservation Commission in
celebrating the first Aldo Leopold Weekend in New Hampshire on April
1 and 2, 2011.
Considered by many as the father of wildlife management and of
the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a forester,
conservationist, educator, writer, philosopher and outdoor
enthusiast. One of Aldo Leopold’s most significant contributions was
his vision of a “Land Ethic” expressed in his classic book on
conservation, A Sand County Almanac. The Almanac is a collection of
nature sketches and philosophical essays recognized as one of the
enduring expressions of an ecological attitude toward people and the
land.
The Aldo Leopold Weekend in Northwood offers the opportunity to
consider and reflect on a land ethic in our local communities. The
event culminates in a screening of the first ever full-length, high
definition film about Leopold: Green Fire—Aldo Leopold and a Land
Ethic for our Time.
The one hour film premiered in February 2011 in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, attracting 1000 people. The movie explores Aldo Leopold’s
life in the context of American conservation and environmental
history, while also illustrating how Leopold’s legacy lives on today
in the work of people and organizations across the nation and around
the world.
Friday, April 1, 2011 Potluck Supper, followed by a
presentation -- Who is Aldo Leopold? -- by UNH Professor of Forest
Ecology Dr. Tom Lee, and Public Readings from Aldo Leopold’s A Sand
County Almanac at Northwood Community Hall, 135 Main Street (Route
107 N), 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm.
To join us for the potluck, please RSVP to Steve Bailey at
[email protected].
In the spirit of the land ethic, please bring a dish to share and
your own place setting.
Saturday, April 2, 2011 Bird Walk, Woodcock Sky Dances, and
Aldo Leopold Readings with Ellen Snyder and Carl Wallman at Harmony
Hill Farm, corner of Harmony Road and Blake’s Hill Road, Northwood,
6:30 am – 8:30 am.
New England Premiere of the Documentary Film Green Fire: Aldo
Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time followed by refreshments and a
facilitated discussion led by Karen Bennett, UNH Cooperative
Extension Forester at Coe Brown Northwood Academy, Route 4,
Northwood, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
All programs are free and open to the public. For more
information or if you plan to attend the movie, Green Fire, please
contact Carl Wallman, Chair, Northwood Area Land Management
Collaborative 603-435-5209;
[email protected] or Ellen Snyder, Board Member, Bear-Paw Regional
Greenways 603-659-6250;
[email protected].
The sponsors give special thanks to The Aldo Leopold Foundation
(www.aldoleopold.org)
in Baraboo, Wisconsin for providing planning materials, the movie
Green Fire, and inspiration for this event.
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