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‘Green Fire’ Film World Premiere in Albuquerque, NM February 5

Ideas of Humans and Nature, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

January 4th, 2011

Co-producers, Center for Humans and Nature, the U.S. Forest Service and the Aldo Leopold Foundation are proud to present the world premiere of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic in the 21st Century to show in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 5th, 2011.

This is the first full-length documentary film exploring renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold’s life, philosophy, and legacy and to connect his story to contemporary trends in conservation ideas and actions. Curt Meine, Director of Conservation Biology and History at the Center, serves as the on-screen “guide” and narrator for the film.

To find out more go to our Green Fire Project page.
To host a Green Fire screening contact anjaclaus@humansandnature.org.

See also related article by Curt Meine (page 12) in the December issue of our free e-journal Minding Nature.

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New Edition of Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work by Curt Meine

Advancing the Land Ethic, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

October 4th, 2010

The University of Wisconsin Press has released a 2010 edition of Curt Meine’s biography of Aldo Leopold.  Meine’s book traces Leopold’s life from his Iowa childhood along the Mississippi River to his emergence as an internationally influential scientist, writer, and teacher.  Meine, who is Director for Conservation Biology and History at the Center for Humans and Nature, has contributed a new introduction that reviews Leopold’s expanding legacy in the 21st century.  The book also includes an appreciation by Wendell Berry, especially prepared for this edition.  To learn more and order a copy, visit The University of Wisconsin Press.

The cover of this book features a photo of Aldo Leopold, and mentions the appreciation by Wendell Berry.

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CHN Director Kicks Off Summer Institute on Aldo Leopold and Environmental Ethics

July 10th, 2009

Looking out over the Mogollon Rim in east-central Arizona

Curt Meine, CHN’s Director for Conservation Biology and History and Senior Fellow, kicked off a month-long Summer Institute for College and University Faculty in Prescott Arizona, “A Fierce Green Fire at 100: Aldo Leopold and the Roots of Environmental Ethics.” The institute, sponsored by the Arizona State University Institute for Humanities Research and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is being held in Prescott, Arizona and focuses on the evolving land ethic of Aldo Leopold from a humanities perspective. The program was developed as part of the observance of the centennial of Leopold’s arrival in the American Southwest in 1909, and is designed to examine Leopold’s life and legacy from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Participants in the institute include students and scholars from a variety of fields, including philosophy, literature, history, women’s studies, theology, political science, and conservation biology. Those interested in the content and further details are invited to visit the institute’s website at http://ihr.asu.edu/leopold/home.

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CHN Partners for Leopold Southwest Conference

Ideas of Humans and Nature, Advancing the Land Ethic

February 13th, 2009

CHN is a supporting partner for the upcoming meeting: A Cultural Conversation: Aldo Leopold, the Southwest, and the Evolution of a Land Ethic for the Future, to be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque NM on Feb 13-14, 2009 (http://www.aldoleopold.org/southwest/). This meeting will focus on the continuing evolution of the land ethic from regional multi-cultural perspectives. Curt Meine, CHN Director of Conservation Biology and History, has served on the planning committee and will be a speaker at this meeting.

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