The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died. Estella Leopold was a researcher and scientist who dedicated her life to the land ethic philosophy of her famous father. She died Sunday in Seattle at the age of 97 after several months in hospice. The Aldo Leopold Foundation announced her death on Tuesday. Estella Leopold specialized in the study of pollen, known as palynology, especially in the fossilized form. She formed the Aldo Leopold Foundation along with her sister and three brothers in 1982. It is located along the Wisconsin River in Baraboo, about 45 miles north of Madison.
Estella Bergere Leopold, 97, passed away Feb. 25. As the last remaining child of Aldo and Estella Leopold, her death marks another turning of the page in the Leopold legacy.
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MADISON, Wis. Estella Bergere Leopold, who carried her father Aldo Leopold s environmentalist vision forward to become a leader in her own right, died Sunday, the Aldo Leopold Foundation announced.
Estella Leopold, daughter of Aldo Leopold, spearheaded efforts to create the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado. She died Sunday in Seattle.