Onsite Seminar and Panel - Special Event
with the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
Saturday, February 1, 2025
"Civilization has so cluttered this elemental man-earth relationship with gadgets and middlemen that awareness of it is growing dim. We fancy that industry supports us, forgetting what supports industry."
A Sand County Almanac is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Describing the land around the author's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold's idea of a "land ethic", or a responsible relationship existing between people and the land they inhabit. The book has had a far-reaching influence and has been described as "one of the benchmark titles of the ecological movement", "a major influence on American attitudes toward our natural environment” and is recognized as a classic piece of outdoor literature, rivaling Thoreau's Walden and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The Agora Foundation and the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy are partnering to host this one-day event to honor the incredible achievement of Aldo Leopold and the legacy and imperative we have inherited.
Reading:
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold
Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (May 2020)
ISBN 978-0197500262
Schedule:
Morning Seminar and Presentation - A Sand County Almanac
Limited to 20 attendees
a) 9:30-10:00AM - Continental breakfast in Oak Grove’s Main House
b) 10:00-10:30AM - Introductory presentation -
The Wisdom of the Sierra Madre: Apache, Leopold, and his Land Ethic - Richard Knight - CSU
c) 10:30AM-12:00PM - Seminar Discussion lead by Andy Gilman and Richard Knight
d) 12:00-1:00PM - Vegetarian Lunch provided.
Afternoon Events
Limited to 120 attendees
e) 1:00-2:30PM - Introduction and Film Presentation in Oak Grove’s Student Center
f) 2:30-3:30PM - Panel Discussion on Aldo Leopold, the land ethic, and Ojai conservation
Moderated by Jon Christensen - UCLA, Richard Knight - CSU, and Tom Maloney - OVLC
Costs:
Complete (Book, Continental Breakfast, Seminar, Lunch, Film, and Panel) - $75
Lunch only - $25
Afternoon Film and Panel only - $10