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Nate Sweitzer

New York City-based illustrator Nate Sweitzer's work has been honored by the American Illustration Awards and the Society of Illustrators.

By combining ecological data-gathering with philosophical contemplation, Leopold bridged the art and science of conservation.

In the Early 1900s, a Young Ecologist Shot a Wolf and Watched the Life Leave Its Eyes. That Changed His Position on Conservation

Aldo Leopold’s writing reconsidered the place of humans in the natural world and challenged people to be less a conqueror of the land and more a citizen of it