Born into a family of hunters, naturalists, and sportsmen, and having earned a master of science degree in forestry from Yale University in 1909, Leopold joined the United States Forest Service and went to work as crew chief in the Apache Forest in Arizona. He began his writing career, producing articles for the Forest Service newsletter known as the
Pine Cone. He was promoted to deputy supervisor in the Carson National Forest in New Mexico. While in the Carson National Forest, Leopold's interests turned from forestry to game protection, carrying capacity of grazing lands, and recreational policy. Promoted to assistant district forester in 1919, he worked toward a policy of game protection and wilderness preservation in the Prescott National Forest and Gila Wilderness. In 1924 he became director of the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin; the move from the Southwest to the upper Midwest was auspicious, since it brought him where the needs for conservation policy and public interest were strong. In 1924 he left the Forest Service to work on the privately funded
Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States, Made by Aldo Leopold for the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute under Direction of Its Committee on Restoration and Protection of Game, published in 1931.
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