Sand County Almanac

Few books have had a greater impact than <em>A Sand County Almanac</em> which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin the book originally published by Oxford in 1949 gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin Iowa Arizona Sonora Oregon Manitoba and elsewhere; a final section addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. Beloved for its description and evocation of the natural world Leopold's book which has sold well over 2 million copies remains a foundational text in environmental science and a national treasure.<br>