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Farm News: $10,000 Prize To Good StewardcommentsPosted: 07.09.2010 Nominations are due Aug. 3 for the $10,000 Leopold Conservation Award that will honor a Wisconsin farm that has demonstrated responsible stewardship and management of natural resources. The award is a new partnership between Sand County Foundation and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. “We’re extremely proud to partner with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation to honor the tremendous, voluntary conservation work of farmers in Wisconsin,” said Dr. Brent Haglund, president of Sand County Foundation. “This award is a way to recognize farmers across the state who are practicing responsible and innovative land, water and wildlife management in the spirit of Aldo Leopold’s land ethic, which was developed right here in Wisconsin.”
Given in honor of Aldo Leopold, the Leopold Conservation Award recognizes extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation, inspires other landowners in their communities through these examples and provides a visible forum where leaders from the agricultural community are recognized as conservation leaders outside of the industry. In his influential book, A Sand County Almanac (1949), Leopold called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage, which he called “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.”
“We look forward to shining a light on the innovative conservation practices and work that Wisconsin farmers do each day to enhance our environment,” said Bill Bruins, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.
The Leopold Conservation Award in Wisconsin is made possible through the generous support of the Bradley Fund for the Environment.
The deadline for nominations is Aug. 3, 2010. The winner of the 2011 Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be announced next April.
The Leopold Conservation Award is a competitive award that recognizes landowner achievement in voluntary conservation. The award consists of an Aldo Leopold crystal and a check for $10,000. In 2011, Sand County Foundation will also present Leopold Conservation Awards in California, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
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