The son of Aldo Leopold, A. Carl Leopold, recently passed away. Carl received a degree in botany from the University of Wisconsin in 1941. He served in the Marine Corps in World War II. After military service he received his MS and Ph. D. from Harvard. In 1977 he became a William H. Crocker Scientist with the Thompson Institute for Plant Research in Ithaca. The Institute is associated with Cornell University. He retired from there in 1990. He was the founder or was involved with the founding of the following organizations: Aldo Leopold Foundation, Finger Lakes Land Trust, Black Locust Initiative and the Tropical Forestry Initiative. He was buried in Greensprings Natural Cemetery, a natural cemetery in Newfield, NY. Carl was a co-founder of this institution as well.
Ed Nizalowski Newark Valley, NY -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
