A series of astonishing portraits of the nat. tural world, A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC explores the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape at the peak of its beauty and majesty. Conjuring up one ‘extraordinary vision after another, Aldo Leopold takes readers with him on the road and through the seasons on a fantastic tour of ‘our priceless natural resources the moun, tains and the prairies, the deserts and the ‘coastiines- ever mindful of ecology and envi ronmental preservation. A classic collection, A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC is a stunning ‘tibute to our land and a bold challenge 10 protect the world we love. sleek ca USA SLOSCAVOREIOSY MATE ISBN 0-345~34505~3 ‘INN Paste ASAND COUNTY ALMANAC WITH ESSAYS ON CONSERVATION FROM ROUND RIVER Aldo Leopold “We can place this Book on the shelf that holds ‘the writings of Thoreau and John Muir ‘San Francisca Chronicle haBallantine / De! Rey / & Fawoett yy! Presigio Pros €-S0S7E-S95-0 NasT cos vonwaesis vs First published in 1949, Aldo d's A Sand County Almanac is now an establis environmen- tal classic. Beginning with a beautifully written description of the seasonal changes in nature and their effect on the delicate ecological balance, the book proceeds to examples of man's destructive in terference and concludes with a plea for a Wilder- ness esthetic that is even more urgent and timely today than ever before.A SAND COUNTY ee ALDO LEOPOLD Ilustrated by Charles W. Schwartz BALLANTINE BOOKS * NEW YORK