PLEASE NOTE: This area is open to all Iowa Department of Natural Resources hunting season. Iowa Hunting Seasons
Aldo Leopold was born in Burlington, Iowa, January 11, 1887. He developed an interest in the natural world at an early age, spending hours observing, journaling, and sketching his surroundings. After graduating from the Yale Forest School in 1909, he eagerly pursued a career with the newly established U.S. Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico. Eventually he ended up in Wisconsin where he accepted a new chair position in game management – a first for the University of Wisconsin and the nation.
Considered by many to be the father of wildlife ecology and the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast. Among his best known ideas is the “land ethic,” which calls for an ethical, caring relationship between people and nature.
This geocache was placed for the September 16, 2023, Iowa Geocachers Association (IGO) Hike-N-Seek Event in Bremer County. Permission granted for placement by Jason Auel, Wildlife Biologist and Manager of the area.