Who is the modern John Muir or Aldo Leopold?

According to Leopold biographer Curt Meine, the tension between the utilitarian and preservationist views existed within Leopold: he held both a Muir-like appreciation of nature, but also a Pinchot-like intent to use nature wisely. Aldo Leopold and John Muir. read more

John Muir wandered the wild countrysides of the Western USA long before Aldo Leopold. Leopold was this nation's father of the Conservation movement and did much of his writing in the 1940s. His Sand County Almanac is a classic and should be read by those interested in ecology and conservation. read more

THE BOTTOM LINE: John Muir and Aldo Leopold have inspired generations of people with concern about the environment. But the authors of this paper argue that Muir’s philosophy sets humans up as outside observers of nature. read more