The Land Ethic In Aldo Leupold's A Sand County Almanac

In Aldo Leupold's, A Sand County Almanac, he discusses the topic referred to as Land Ethic. According to Leupold, the land ethic can be defined as a moral principle, in which, humans must learn to coexist, not only with their homo sapien community, but with all organisms that reside in their ecosystem. To have a land ethic, humans must consciously coexist with the soil, water, plants, and animals, collectively. A land ethic acknowledges that in some areas the habitat must remain in its natural state, untouched by man. We as humans must change our ways in order to preserve, conserve, and protect the fellow members of our society, or we will continue to demolish and exterminate species.
A land ethic that is governed solely by economic self-interest is not practical in conserving the natural state of the land. This form of conservation is not efficient for the protection of particular elements that make up the ecosystem, due to their lack of commercial value. Each layer that makes up the ecosystem relies on those both above it and below it for various services, like

However, upon closer examination and the understanding of what a land ethic is according to Aldo Leupold, I believe that the citizens of the United States would be shocked to see the reality of their failure to coexist with the land in its natural state. Like myself, many citizens believe that our country is doing everything necessary to preserve nature. Unfortunately, we are failing to preserve the natural landscape, and I believe that even with the further growth of a land ethic, that we will continue to try and outcompete our fellow members in our community for our own personal needs. I believe that we will always have the principles of a land ethic in our mind, but they will continue to be placed on the backburner to our personal goals and