Nina Leopold Bradley Explained

Nina Leopold Bradley
Birth Date:	August 4, 1917
Birth Place:	Albuquerque, New Mexico^[1]
Occupation:	Conservationist
Spouse:	Charles C. Bradley (1971–2002)
Parents:	Aldo Leopold, Estella Leopold

Nina Leopold Bradley (born Nina Leopold) (August 4, 1917 – May 25, 2011) was an American conservationist, researcher and writer.

Biography

Her father was the ecologist Aldo Leopold.

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During WW II she worked as an assistant to Thomas Park on the Tribolium project at the University of Chicago.^{[2] [3]} She was the senior author of the 1999 article Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin,^[4] which has over 700 citations.

She married the zoologist William H. Elder in 1941. Working together, they studied wildlife in Illinois^[5] and Missouri. They had two daughters and did field work together in Hawaii and Africa.^{[6] [7]} Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1971 she married the geologist Charles Bradley.^{[6] [8] [9]}

Death and legacy

She died May 25, 2011, aged 93.^{[10] [11]}

In 2013, Bradley was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.^[12]

External links

• The Aldo Leopold Foundation
• Aldo Leopold's Children in the Encyclopedia of Earth
• Web site: The Nina Bradly Family Phenology Center at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center. August 10, 2012. Development and Communications Coordinator. YouTube.
• Web site: Nina Leopold Bradley. November 5, 2013. LeopoldFoundation. YouTube.
• Web site: Nina's Insights: Into her fathers, Aldo Leopold's land ethic. August 11, 2016. Stephan Carlson PhD. YouTube.

Notes and References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70536738 Find a Grave
2. News: Nina Bradley (1917–2011). Columbia Daily Tribune. 29 May 2011.
3. Web site: Thomas Park, 1908–1992. Ecological Society of America.
4. Bradley. N. L.. Leopold. A. C.. Ross. J.. Huffaker. W.. Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96. 17. 1999. 9701–9704. 0027-8424. 10.1073/pnas.96.17.9701. 10449757. 22273. 1999PNAS...96.9701B . free.
5. Elder, W. H.. Elder, N. L.. 1949. Role of the family in the formation of goose flocks. Wilson Bull.. 61. 3. 132–140.
6. Book: A Fierce Green Fire: Aldo Leopold's Life and Legacy. 9780190460938. Lorbiecki. Marybeth. 2016-03-11. Oxford University Press .
7. 10.1515/mamm.1970.34.3.356. Social Groupings and Primate Associations of the Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus). 1970. Elder. William H.. Elder. Nina L.. Mammalia. 34. 3. 83496723.
8. Web site: Nina Leopold Bradley (1917 – May 25, 2011). International Society for Environmental Ethics. 14 October 2011 .
9. News: Thompson, M.. Daughter of Aldo Leopold dies in Baraboo at age 93. Portage Daily Register. 25 May 2011.
10. News: Conservationist Nina Leopold Bradley, 'the vision and force' behind Aldo Leopold Center, dies at 93. Ed Zagorski. Wisconsin State Journal. May 25, 2011. May 26, 2011.
11. News: Daughter of environmentalist Leopold dies. Amy Rabideau Silvers. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 26, 2011. May 26, 2011.
12. Web site: Nina Leopold Bradley. Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.