# 9 Land Ethic

The Article by Aldo Leopold was very motivating and made me realize I need to look at how I treat the plants and surroundings a little differently. He talked about how we are the ones who stand in the way and who affect the surroundings around us, such as the soil, plants, and animals. We need to have more ethics with how we treat our surroundings. Just like if wanted to cook some fried food and then after just dumped the oil in the ground because I didn’t care, shows bad ethical behavior.  But, some people think this way and that it isn’t a big deal, but it is and it is something we need to change. Also, I am guilty for something like this as well. I have a huge acorn tree in my front yard, which constantly drops leaves and acorns all over the yard, driveway, and car. I want to chop it down, but that wouldn’t be very land ethical, to chop it down because I just don’t like it.  It is a great tree and has been there for many years, so after reading this article, I guess it is going to stay there for a long time. Some people are trying help things like this, such as animals. PETA(People for the ethical Treatment of Animals) is one group is trying to help animals, because they deserve this land just as much as we do and who are we to destroy it or them. Simple things we need to think about, whether it be to not kill a spider and release it outside to even to not drill in Alaska because it would stop the migration of certain species. We have to be more animal and land cautious when we do things. This article really opened my eyes and made me realize even the little efforts count.