Community Quote by Aldo Leopold

“We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong,…

— Aldo Leopold

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong,…

— Aldo Leopold

“That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of…

— Aldo Leopold

“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong,…

— Aldo Leopold

My favorite quote: The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land...…

— Aldo Leopold

“It's important to distinguish the value of raw land from the value of improvements made to land. Land values are socially generated and belong…

— Martin Adams

“Due to its inherently limited supply for each location, land obtains its value from the natural, social, and cultural wealth that exists in its…

— Martin Adams

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. That is to say,…

— Aldo Leopold

That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of…

— Aldo Leopold

The land urges us to come around to an understanding of ourselves.

— Barry Lopez

The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple:…

— Barry Lopez

“Ownership shatters ecology. For the land to survive, for us to survive, it must cease to be property. It cannot continue to sustain us…

— Aurora Levins Morales