ea of an ethical world, we would never do this to another human, why would we do this to the land? We should have an "ecological conscience" to tell us to respect and conserve the land. He defines conservation as the state of harmony between humans and the land. Respect includes compromise at some times.
             Leopold also speaks of the conservation education in our society. He explains that our education just may lack the correct content to help us see how to se and respect the land. Basically, we will do only what helps us to reap our best benefits, while having no regard for how it affects the land. We just happen to be conserving the land while farming our land wisely or cutting down the least possible amount of trees when building. Leopold speaks of the "economic value" of our land. He used the example of marshes that were done away with after they were assumed to have a lack of profit. It was later discovered that this was incorrect information. However, the damage was already done because they had no economic value. L
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