Take care of the earth and she will take care of you. - Anonymous






Acts of Creation

Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a good shovel. By virtue of this curious loophole in the rules, any clodhopper may say: Let there be a tree—and there will be one.

If his back be strong and his shovel sharp, there may eventually be ten thousand. And in the seventh year he may lean upon his shovel, and look upon his trees, and find them good.

God passed on his handiwork as early as the seventh day, but I notice He has since been rather noncommittal about its merits. I gather either that He spoke too soon, or that trees stand more looking upon than do fig leaves and firmaments.

Leopold, Aldo: A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There, 1948, Oxford University Press, New York, 1987, pg. 81.


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* As far as we can tell, Leopold's writings are on the web only as short quotes. The best source of quotes on the Web is at Chris W. Johnson's page of Leopold quotes.

# Leopold's philosophy in the classroom

* The Leopold Education Project
* All Outdoors

# Sites Related to Aldo Leopold

* An interview with the author of a recent biography of Leopold
* Aldo Leopold Nature Center
* Aldo Leopold Foundation
* The Leopold Center

# Discussions of Leopold's ideas

* Aldo Leopold's Worldview
* The Transformation of Aldo Leopold
* How Hunting Affected Aldo Leopold
* Leopold's Views on Agriculture
* Aldo Leopold Society

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Aldo Leopold

* His writings on the web