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Green Fire

Presented by Green Earth Outdoors, Green Fire explores the life and legacy of famed conservationist Aldo Leopold and the many ways his land ethic philosophy lives on in the work of people and organizations all over the country today. The film shares highlights from Leopold’s life and extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation and the modern environmental movement. It also illustrates Leopold’s continuing influence, exploring current projects that connect people and land at the local level.

Watch the Green Fire Trailer

Louisville, Kentucky

Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street  Louisville, KY 40206

March 15, 2012 at 7:00pm (preceeded by a reception in the Cifton Room at 6:00pm)

Tickets:  $5.00

Tickets may be purchased online using the button below or by calling 502-558-8970 Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm EST.

Green Fire proceeds will support local efforts and programs that aid in the protection of native trees and local forest ecosystems damaged by non-native invasive species.

Please note - After purchasing tickets, it won’t be necessary to print your receipt (save paper!). We will have a record of your ticket purchase and just check in under the buyer’s name on the night of show. You will be emailed a receipt to confirm your purchase for your records.

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About Aldo Leopold

Considered by many as the father of wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast.

Born in 1887 and raised in Burlington, Iowa, Aldo Leopold developed an interest in the natural world at an early age, spending hours observing, journaling, and sketching his surroundings. Graduating from the Yale Forest School in 1909, he eagerly pursued a career with the newly established U.S. Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico. By the age of 24, he had been promoted to the post of Supervisor for the Carson National Forest in New Mexico. In 1922, he was instrumental in developing the proposal to manage the Gila National Forest as a wilderness area, which became the first such official designation in 1924.

Following a transfer to Madison, Wisconsin in 1924, Leopold continued his investigations into ecology and the philosophy of conservation, and in 1933 published the first textbook in the field of wildlife management. Later that year he accepted a new chair in game management – a first for the University of Wisconsin and the nation.

In 1935, he and his family initiated their own ecological restoration experiment on a worn-out farm along the Wisconsin River outside of Baraboo, Wisconsin. Planting thousands of pine trees, restoring prairies, and documenting the ensuing changes in the flora and fauna further informed and inspired Leopold.

A prolific writer, authoring articles for professional journals and popular magazines, Leopold conceived of a book geared for general audiences examining humanity’s relationship to the natural world. Unfortunately, just one week after receiving word that his manuscript would be published, Leopold experienced a heart attack and died on April 21, 1948 while fighting a neighbor’s grass fire that escaped and threatened the Leopold farm and surrounding properties. A little more than a year after his death Leopold’s collection of essays A Sand County Almanac was published. With over two million copies sold, it is one of the most respected books about the environment ever published, and Leopold has come to be regarded by many as the most influential conservation thinker of the twentieth century.

Leopold’s legacy continues to inform and inspire us to see the natural world “as a community to which we belong.”

Learn more about Aldo Leopold and how the Aldo Leopold Foundation continues to carry on his work today at www.aldoleopold.org or join us on our August trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness where we include a visit and tour of the Aldo Leopold Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin.  Click here for details!