A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There

Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based primarily on the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, collects informal pieces written by Leopold over a period of forty years as he traveled through the woods of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; a final, adjacent section addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. Beloved for its description and evocation of the natural world, Leopold's book, which has sold more than 2 million copies, remains a foundational text in environmental science and a national treasure.