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He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book ''A Sand County Almanac'' (1949), which sold over a million copies.

He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book ''A Sand County Almanac'' (1949), which sold over a million copies.

==Career==

==Career==

In 1909 Leopold, a recent graduate of the Yale Forest School, was assigned to the Forest Service's District 3 in the Arizona and New Mexico territories. He was first a forest assistant at

In 1909 Leopold, a recent graduate of the Yale Forest School, was assigned to the Forest Service's District 3 in the Arizona and New Mexico territories. He was first a forest assistant at

Wilderness also took on a new meaning; he no longer saw it as a hunting or recreational ground but as an arena for a healthy biotic community, including wolves and mountain lions. in 1935 he helped found the Wilderness Society, dedicated to expanding and protecting the nation's wilderness areas. He regarded the society as "one of the focal points of a new attitude--an intelligent humility toward man's place in nature."  

Wilderness also took on a new meaning; he no longer saw it as a hunting or recreational ground but as an arena for a healthy biotic community, including wolves and mountain lions. in 1935 he helped found the Wilderness Society, dedicated to expanding and protecting the nation's wilderness areas. He regarded the society as "one of the focal points of a new attitude--an intelligent humility toward man's place in nature."  

 

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Callicott, J. Baird, ed. ''Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical Essays.'' (1987). 308 pp.

* Callicott, J. Baird, ed. ''Companion to A Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical Essays.'' (1987). 308 pp.