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Aldo Leopold-A Standard of Change
April 20, 2015, 7 p.m.–10 p.m.
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The Oklahoma History Center a will host Aldo Leopold-A Standard of Change; a one act play written by and starring Jim Pfitzer and directed by Trish Wileman.
You can see this thought-provoking play at the Oklahoma History Center’s Chesapeake Events Center on Tuesday, April 20. The play begins at 7:00 pm. Admission is free but seating is first come, first seated.
Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer and outdoor enthusiast. As a U.S. forester, he was instrumental in the creation of our first federally designated wilderness in the Gila National Forest. In 1935, he and his family initiated an ecological restoration experiment on a worn out farm along the Wisconsin River outside of Baraboo, Wisconsin. There they planted thousands of pine trees and restored prairies. It is in this setting, in the famous Wisconsin shack that inspired much of his writing, that A Standard of Change takes place. Here, Jim Pfitzer as Leopold explores the influences and challenges that led to the penning of Leopold’s widely popular book, A Sand County Almanac.
“We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
– Aldo Leopold
Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from the Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of OHC or NEH.
