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Relegating grizzlies to Alaska is about like relegating happiness heaven one may never get there.
Aldo Leopold
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Aldo Leopold
Age: 60 †
Born: 1887
Born: January 1
Died: 1948
Died: January 1
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Iowa
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To look into the eyes of a wolf is to see your own soul - hope you like what you see.
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We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
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Wildflower corners are easy to maintain, but once gone, they are hard to rebuild.
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The landscape of any farm is the owner's portrait of himself.
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Your woodlot is, in fact, an historical document which faithfully records your personal philosophy.
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