When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ~ Aldo Leopold, The Land Ethic
Trump is now siting public lands, lands which belong to all of us, our National Parks, refuges and places where we recreate, hunt, find inspiration – as resources for sale (oil, minerals, etc.).
Here is a short but informative interview by Heather Cox Richardson with Wes Siler about what is at risk.
In the quote below the title of this post, I provide a link to the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Wisconsin which continues the legacy of Leopold, one of America’s most brilliant writers about land as a community to which we belong. A park ranger, a scientist, a professor and a hunter – Leopold has given Americans a treasure of wisdom about managing public lands and about how we value and understand the natural treasures which give us life.
In 2013, I attended the Land Ethic Leader training at the Foundation. Inspired, I returned to my home in Pensacola, Florida and gave presentations about the Land Ethic and what we can learn from it. IT IS THE ANTIDOTE TO TRUMP’S IDEA THAT LAND IS A COMMODITY TO BE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
“Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient. A thing is right when it tends to perserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
Aldo Leopold, A Land Ethic
Susan Feathers 