East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 21 is now available Developing Your Conservation Land Ethic. Listen to Professor Emeritus Jim Coufal of the State University of NY College of Environmental Science and Forestry explain how to understand and approach Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic. Jim is a past National President of the Society of American Foresters and was instrumental in placing land ethic language in their charter in the 1990s. Background Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic was one of the classic and ground-breaking works of the 20th century conservation movement. Written in the 1930s, Leopold was well ahead of his time in thinking about land as a living organism, encompassing soil, rain, wind, biota, rock, sunlight, and the dynamic energy flows connecting it all. How do you apply those concepts to your conservation ethic in practice? Professor Emeritus Jim Coufal of SUNY ESF explains his thoughts on Leopold's land ethic and how he applied principles and guidelines to help steer his decision making framework. To purchase a copy of Aldo Leopold on Forestry and Conservation: Toward a Durable Scale of Values, edited by Jed Meunier and Curt Meine, click HERE To read the "Conservation Ethics Handbook" that was referenced on this episode, written by the folks at www.conservationethics.org, click HERE Some questions you can ask yourself when thinking about your personal hunting, fishing, and conservation land ethic: 1. Is it true? (a science-based question) 2. Is it appropriate? (a values and ethics based question) 3. Are all the arguments and premises in place (a logic question). Additional Resources: To visit the Orion Hunters Institute website, click HERE Listen to East to West Hunting podcast Episode 15 with Eric Nuse, talking about hunting ethics and the future of conservation, click HERE Check out to the East to West main webpage, click HERE Like our Facebook Page - East to West Hunting Podcast and follow us on Instagram - eastwesthunt_podcast
