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 PUBLIC LAW 100-389—AUG. 11, 1988

102 STAT. 963

Public Law 100-389 100th Congress Joint Resolution To give special recognition to the birth and achievenients of Aldo Leopold.

Whereas January 11, 1987, marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold; Whereas Aldo Leopold is an undisputed pioneer of wildlife management and wilderness ecology; Whereas Aldo Leopold's land ethics, which "changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen" by "simply enlarg[ing] the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land", has inspired and encouraged the protection and wise management of our renewable natural resources; Whereas the teaching of Aldo Leopold, so eloquently captured in A Sand County Almanac, continued to be read and enjoyed by millions of Americans: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress of the United States give special recognition to the achievements of Aldo Leopold and urges Federal land management agencies to model their activities after the conservation ethic he has inspired. Approved August 11, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 40: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 133 (1987): June 25, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 134 (1988): Aug. 2, considered and passed House.

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