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Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm

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Leopold began buying land here in 1935, acquiring more than 150 acres (61 ha) by the time of his death in 1948. The family continued to acquire land until 1970, including a small island in the river. The family then donated the property to the Aldo Leopold Foundation. The property is about 264
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Leopold's writings on conservation and the environment were significantly influenced by this landscape.
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and is the landscape that inspired his conservation ethic and the writing of his best-known work,
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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nearby. The soil in the region is sandy, the result of deposition during the
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sauk County, Wisconsin
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Aldo Leopold Shack, Levee Road, Baraboo vicinity, Sauk County, WI
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
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National Register of Historic Places in Sauk County, Wisconsin
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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
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Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is located in Wisconsin
Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is located in the United States
Lewiston, Wisconsin
43°33′46″N 89°39′33″W / 43.56278°N 89.65917°W / 43.56278; -89.65917
78000082
Sauk County, Wisconsin
Aldo Leopold
A Sand County Almanac
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
Wisconsin River
Baraboo, Wisconsin
biologically diverse
outhouse
Cambrian
Wisconsin glaciation
List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sauk County, Wisconsin
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



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