Madison Reads Leopold

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(2021 critics' pick) Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac is one of the great works of American nature writing and a wake-up call about land use. Madison's annual read-aloud of Leopold's 1949 classic is smaller this year. But for two hours, community readers will recite excerpts from Sand County and other of Leopold's writings calling attention to the human relationship to the environment, just in time for spring. Free.

press release: Madison Reads Leopold will be back on March 4, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m. Join us for a community reading of selections from A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold and writings by other environmental thinkers. Listeners may come and go throughout the event.

Madison Reads Leopold is a community read-aloud celebrating the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold. Usually an all-day, in-person event, MRL has been a celebratory gathering for more than fifteen years.

First published in 1949, A Sand County Almanac has prompted generations of people to take better notice—and care—of the natural environment. Aldo Leopold was the first research director at the Arboretum and was closely involved in its design.

Madison Reads Leopold is a community celebration organized for Aldo Leopold Week.“What a wonderful event to be part of every year to honor Leopold, and to start to know our ecological community. Thank you for this tradition!” — Reader