The Sand Counties - Aldo Leopold Territory - Lyndon Station - WI - US

The Sand Counties - Aldo Leopold Territory (HM28E)

Location: Lyndon Station, WI 53944 Juneau County
Buy Wisconsin State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 43° 45.072', W 89° 56.976'

0 likes
0 check ins
0 favorites
662 views

Check In Adopt Listing

EMAIL
PRINT
COMMENTS (0)
SAVE AS FAVORITE
LIKE IT

Inscription

"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot." For those who cannot, Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac helps reveal the unsuspected natural riches hidden in these sand counties of Wisconsin.

At the core of Aldo Leopold's writing is the concept of a land ethic in which love and respect for the land are the guiding principles. He believed that public conservation efforts had little chance of success unless private individuals felt a strong personal responsibility for the health of the land.

In 1935, driven to action by this philosophy, Leopold purchased a Sand County farm "worn out and then abandoned by our bigger-and-better society" and "selected for its lack of goodness and its lack of highway." There the Leopold family spent twelve years of time and effort changing their 80 acres of desolation into a showpiece of native Wisconsin habitat complete with abundant wildlife and restored natural landscape. In so doing, Aldo Leopold left us an inspiring example of the land ethic in action.

Details

HM Number	HM28E
Series	This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
Tags	Environment, Horticulture and Forestry, People
Marker Number	270
Year Placed	1983
Placed By	The Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 5:14pm PDT -07:00

Pictures

Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.

Locationbig map

UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16T E 262527 N 4848468
Decimal Degrees	43.75120000, -89.94960000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 43° 45.072', W 89° 56.976'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	43° 45' 4.32" N, 89° 56' 58.56" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	608
Closest Postal Address	At or near 1801-1981 I-94, Lyndon Station WI 53944, US
Alternative Maps	Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap