Reflections on a Land Ethic in Vermont

Enjoy these articles and reflections inspired by Aldo Leopold's land ethic:

A Land Ethic and the 30x30 Initiative

Rob Terry, Executive Director, Merck Forest & Farmland Center ponders the vision for that which remains in the January 27, 2021, executive order to conserve 30% of the nation’s land and 30% of its coastal seas by 2030

The Long-Lost Art of Listening and Observing

Jared Nunery, Orleans County Forester with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation, on taking the time to listen from the perch of a Leopold bench

Protecting Vermont's Forests, One Deer at a Time

Lynn McNamara, Director of Stewardship, The Nature Conservancy Vermont reflects on her new avocation: hunting

Ecology and Management at Andrews Town Forest

A video conversation, held November 10, 2020, between forester Ethan Tapper (Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation) and ecologist Allaire Diamond (Vermont Land Trust) on two different approaches to caring for the same piece of land

R eflections on a Land Ethic: Choices and Action

Matt Breton, President of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Conservation Group and Board Member, New England chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers considers his land ethic when a maple limb falls in his yard

Celebration of a conservation milestone: 100 Wildlife Management Areas

Kim Royar, Wildlife Biologist, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife reflects on critical partnerships in wildlife conservation

Partners on a planet: thoughts on a land stewardship ethic

Leo LaFerriere, former Commissioner of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation retired consulting forester, and board member of Vermont Woodlands Association penned this piece