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Health is the capacity of the land for self-renewal.

Aldo Leopold

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Aldo Leopold
Age: 60 †
Born: 1887
Born: January 1
Died: 1948
Died: January 1
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Botanical Collector
Ecologist
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Forestry Scientist
Naturalist
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Burlington
Iowa
Aldo Starker Leopold
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