Estella leopold biography husband

Estella Leopold, daughter of famed conservationist and writer Aldo Leopold, earned her own renown through her pioneering work as a conservationist and scientist.

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As a conservationist, she is best known for her work obtaining protection for the stunning fossils near Florissant, Colorado, an area that became a national monument in That battle was prompted by her scientific work studying pollen, particularly on plants that lived in the Rocky Mountains around 40 to 35 million years ago. After moving to Seattle in , she continued to speak out on behalf of the environment, in both wild places and in an centers such as the University of Washington campus.

She also completed important pollen studies on local sites, including landmark work that helped put together the scientific story of one of the most dangerous earthquake zones in the country. Estella Bergere Leopold was the youngest of the five children born to Aldo and Estella Leopold. Her brothers were A. Starker Leopold , Luna B. Leopold , and A.

Carl Leopold b. Her sister was Nina Leopold-Bradley b.

Aldo leopold upbringing

She credited her lifelong interest in science and the outdoors to her parents. Those 80 acres make up the property made famous by her father in his best known book, A Sand County Almanac. The family would spend weekends and summers at the property. He would say 'Your mother and I are going to the Shack for the weekend, anybody want to come? As a child, Leopold kept some unusual pets, including a squirrel given to her by the postman.

One time a spring flood prevented her from reaching the Shack with the squirrel so she ended up swimming across a marsh with the squirrel perched atop her head, which rather delighted her father.