Many speakers this week have mentioned Aldo Leopold as one the heroes and giants of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Many reference his role as the father of wildlife management, others for articulating the land ethic. The great film shown Wednesday evening,“Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time,” certainly did a great job of highlighting the development of Aldo’s land ethic.

On Tuesday night, many of us enjoyed a screening of the agency’s new film, “America’s Wildest Refuge: Discovering the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” in the ornate old Orpheum Theater on State Street here in Madison. It is a marvelous film,…

I have arrived in Madison and am excited to be attending the “Conserving the Future” Conference and representing the Izaak Walton League of America.  After attending the Monday night rooftop reception, I’m anxious for the substantive portion of the conference…