Special Places By Take the Time to Save wildlife matters This animal den, surrounded by rocks and native vegetation, was excluded from the timber harvest area. Text and Photos Jackson “To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution on intelligent tinkering.” So Aldo Leopold admonished us in his conservation classic, Sand County Almanac, a little book of philosophy for land managers. Once a forester, Leopold diverged from his field to become the father of wildlife management. Jeff Jackson is a wildlife management consultant, based at his Tree Farm in Arnoldsville, Georgia. He is a retired professor of wildlife management and former Extension wildlife specialist at the University of Georgia. Reach him at (706) 543-2656. JEFF 28 Tree Farmer SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009
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