Wonderful tribute. My hope with my own Substack is to help increase people's land ethic (and water ethic, as I'm in Florida and we have such imperiled springs and waterways).
Thank you! My goal is to write about 100 different environmentalists, outdoorspeople, conservationists, and other people who have had a big impact on the way we think about and interact with nature.
I have my eye on Marjory Stoneman Douglas for her defense of the Everglades.
Fun story you might like: I went to a Friends of the Library sale last year and a book jumped out at me - "Saving Florida: Women's Fight for the Environment in the 20th Century" by Leslie Kemp Poole. It's all about women who kicked butt and took names in defense of our land and water down here... so all the Marjorie's are in it (Harris Carr, Stoneman Douglas, and Kinnan Rawlings) plus some other cool ladies. I bought it immediately! What a cool find. :)
You may be interested in the work of Jim Ito, Judge Lance Ito’s father, at Wyoming’s Heart Mountain concentration camp. He led a group of incarcerated Japanese Americans to feed not only their camp, but others as well. A root cellar, large enough to drive trucks in, stored produce grown using new techniques in the harsh conditions. These farming techniques came from Japan as well as California. My grandparents and extended family farmed California before the war and this history is on my list to research, especially since the Ito’s are part of my family tree.
I'm always so very proud of this state, and I love learning more about the people who really molded the way we think about and talk about the world around us.
For as many times as I've been to Baraboo though I've never stopped by the Aldo Leopold Farm and Shack, so that's happening on my next visit this spring.
We look forward to greeting you at The Aldo Leopold Foundation, Jenn! The historic legacy center and Shack are amazing places to visit. We will be re-opening in May but please check our website as we get closer for the precise day.
One of my favorite quotes: “when we see land as a community we belong to, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
That's a wonderful quote!
Wonderful tribute. My hope with my own Substack is to help increase people's land ethic (and water ethic, as I'm in Florida and we have such imperiled springs and waterways).
Thank you for writing!
Thank you! My goal is to write about 100 different environmentalists, outdoorspeople, conservationists, and other people who have had a big impact on the way we think about and interact with nature.
I have my eye on Marjory Stoneman Douglas for her defense of the Everglades.
I love that goal! Can't wait to read them.
Fun story you might like: I went to a Friends of the Library sale last year and a book jumped out at me - "Saving Florida: Women's Fight for the Environment in the 20th Century" by Leslie Kemp Poole. It's all about women who kicked butt and took names in defense of our land and water down here... so all the Marjorie's are in it (Harris Carr, Stoneman Douglas, and Kinnan Rawlings) plus some other cool ladies. I bought it immediately! What a cool find. :)
You may be interested in the work of Jim Ito, Judge Lance Ito’s father, at Wyoming’s Heart Mountain concentration camp. He led a group of incarcerated Japanese Americans to feed not only their camp, but others as well. A root cellar, large enough to drive trucks in, stored produce grown using new techniques in the harsh conditions. These farming techniques came from Japan as well as California. My grandparents and extended family farmed California before the war and this history is on my list to research, especially since the Ito’s are part of my family tree.
That is incredibly interesting! Definitely someone I want to learn more about. Thank you for that suggestion.
Thank you for this reminder of how important the land of Wisconsin is and has always been to the collective future of our environment.
I'm always so very proud of this state, and I love learning more about the people who really molded the way we think about and talk about the world around us.
For as many times as I've been to Baraboo though I've never stopped by the Aldo Leopold Farm and Shack, so that's happening on my next visit this spring.
We look forward to greeting you at The Aldo Leopold Foundation, Jenn! The historic legacy center and Shack are amazing places to visit. We will be re-opening in May but please check our website as we get closer for the precise day.
Exciting! We travel through the Dells/Baraboo area up to Mauston all summer long, so we'll keep an eye on the website and plan our visit this year.
I remember reading A Sand County Almanac in high school - grew up in WI. I like your goal.