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Making green great: ecological harmony at Aldo Leopold Legacy Center earns high marks.(Famous Properties)(Organization overview)
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Journal of Property Management
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May 1, 2008
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- Mirel, Diana
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No one knows for certain if renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold knew the potential ecological harmony imminent in the dilapidated farmland he stumbled upon in Baraboo, Wis., in 1935. But, for just $8 an acre, Leopold purchased the land. He and his wife, Estella, and their five children, created a home away from home by tending a garden, cutting firewood and planting what eventually added up to 40,000 trees. The Leopold family transformed the terrain into a thriving landscape of conifers, hardwoods and prairie, as they planted the seeds of sustainable development.
Now, more than 70 years later, the land Leopold put on a pedestal is the foundation for a tribute to the ...
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Leopold Legacy Center Sets Record For LEED Rating.
Western Builder;
November 5, 2007 ;
268 words
......conservationist Aldo Leopold. The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center has received...sustainability, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center employs some...balance. The Legacy Center serves as a...headquarters for the Aldo Leopold Foundation...
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LEGACY CENTER EMBODIES LEOPOLD.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)(Column)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);
April 25, 2007 ;
738 words
......dedication of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center near the Wisconsin...resources. The Legacy Center building is located...close to where Aldo Leopold died April 21...ceremony for the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, which honors...
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Building on the land ethic in the 21st century: the loving legacy of Aldo...
Earth Island Journal;
June 22, 2007 ;
Jenkins, AmyLou;
787 words
......new Leopold Legacy Center seems obscure...philosophies of Aldo Leopold. In the lineage...the Leopold Legacy Center, and inspired...1935, when Aldo Leopold marched his...the Leopold Legacy Center opened its...children of Aldo Leopold ...
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BUILDING ON GREEN FOUNDATIONS
Corporate Report Wisconsin;
May 1, 2008 ;
Welch, Jamie;
787 words
......least one case, is zero. Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo Considered to...be the namesake of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, a net-zero-energy, carbon-neutr...beautiful 12,000-sq.-ft. Aldo Leopold Legacy Center that recently received...
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CENTER AN EXTENSION OF LEOPOLD'S LEGACY.(SPORTS)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);
February 27, 2008 ;
Eisele, Tim;
562 words
......said. The Aldo Leopold Foundation...at the new Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, serves as...2010. The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center is open for...contact The Aldo Leopold Foundation...The Leopold Legacy Center is located...
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The World's "Greenest" Building.
Western Builder;
November 19, 2007 ;
787 words
......Editor Leopold Legacy Center scores highest...rating ever. The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center near Baraboo...conservationist Aldo Leopold, who lived with...sustainability, the Legacy Center incorporates...presented the Aldo Leopold Foundation ...
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Setting the standard: a shred of insight as to how the project team for...
Environmental Design & Construction;
July 1, 2008 ;
Teal, Derrick;
787 words
......sustainability has heard of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. It's become something...This year's winner, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, exceeded the goals of...nature gives you. The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center used what it was given...
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Editor's Report.(Aldo Leopold Legacy Center )(Editorial)
Western Builder;
November 19, 2007 ;
Larson, Mike;
699 words
......next two years. Aldo Leopold Legacy Center and USGBC I recently...dedication of the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, which set a new...record than the legacy center that honors pioneering...conservationist Aldo Leopold, whose work, spirit...
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CENTER REFLECTS SPIRIT OF LEOPOLD THE GRAND OPENING OF THE BUILDING, NAMED...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
April 15, 2007 ;
787 words
......quiet home on the Aldo Leopold Memorial Reserve...foot, $4 million Aldo Leopold Legacy Center -- a flagship structure...famed conservationist Aldo Leopold, spent her teenage...obligation -- then the Legacy Center may just cement that...their philosophy. ...
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Forest Stewardship Council-US announces third annual Designing & Building...
Environmental Design & Construction;
December 1, 2007 ;
210 words
......with FSC Award for the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center headquarters building. Completed in June 2007, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (ALLC) is a 12,000-square-fo...This year's winner, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, exceeded the goals of...
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Aldo Leopold Legacy Center to take root from pines he planted
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
May 23, 2005 ;
KAWANZA GRIFFIN-NEWSON;
392 words
...Pine trees planted by renowned environmentalist Aldo Leopold nearly 70 years ago will anchor a new educational and...family lived during weekend retreats. It's a move by the Aldo Leopold Foundation to create a "green building" that will not...came from and where the original pines remain." The ...
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LEOPOLD BUILDING 'GREENEST'.(METRO)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);
October 19, 2007 ;
473 words
......named for famed ecologist Aldo Leopold received an honor Thursday...sustainability. The $4 million Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in the town of Fairfield...BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in the town of Fairfield...
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A LASTING LANDMARK FOR LEOPOLD.(LIFESTYLE)(ROADS TRAVELED)(Column)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);
April 14, 2007 ;
787 words
......legendary environmentalist, Aldo Leopold, in the 1930s and 1940s...The new $5 million Leopold Legacy Center, on the reserve's eastern...executive director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. This helps us...608-355-0279. The Leopold Legacy Center is at E13701 Levee Road...
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Proudly green; Leopold Center's low-carbon, high-efficiency design wins...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
April 22, 2008 ;
MARY LOUISE SCHUMACHER;
771 words
......Wisconsin conservationist Aldo Leopold, the study center was...Architects is naming the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center one of this year's "Top...and the offices of the Aldo Leopold Foundation. With a roof-mount...journalsentinel.com. IF YOU GO The Legacy ...
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Leopold Center Is One Of USGBC's "Most Influential" Of 2007.
Western Builder;
December 10, 2007 ;
380 words
...Staff Wisconsin's Aldo Leopold Legacy Center near Baraboo was one of the projects and...excellence, research, and advocacy. The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, new headquarters for the Aldo Leopold Foundation, was honored in the education...
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