Sand County Foundation is a non-profit private land conservation organization located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1965, its work is inspired by world-renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold’s land ethic.

Mission

To advance the use of ethical and scientifically sound land management practices and partnerships for the benefit of people and their rural landscapes.[1]

Programs

Leopold Conservation Award

The Leopold Conservation Award of $10,000 and a crystal award recognizes private landowners who practice responsible land stewardship and management.[2] Started in 2003, this program has expanded to 24 states as of 2022 [2] including California,[3] Colorado,[4] Kansas,[5] Kentucky,[6] Missouri,[7] Nebraska,[8] North Dakota,[9] Oklahoma,[10] South Dakota,[11] Texas,[12] Utah,[13] Wisconsin,[14] and Wyoming[15]

Agricultural Conservation

The Agricultural Incentives Program is composed of various projects throughout the midwest focused on reducing nutrient runoff associated with agriculture. The program emphasizes watershed-scale projects and works with the agricultural community on research based solutions to address nutrient runoff.

Previous Projects

Examples of projects the Foundation has undertaken:

  • The Coastal Louisiana Restoration received the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-profit category.[16]
  • Beginning in 1999, Sand County Foundation became involved in the restoration of Wisconsin's Baraboo River. The restoration project removed dams to restore the flow of the river.[17][18]
  • The Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative began in 2006 and concluded in 2013.[19] The project united western land users to conserve and restore the sagebrush ecosystem across portions of 11 western states.

References

  1. ↑ "About". Sand County Foundation. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. 1 2 "Leopold Conservation Award Program". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Named California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient". AgWeb - The Home Page of Agriculture. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ↑ "2018 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient Announced : The Prowers Journal". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  5. ↑ San Isabel Ranch honored for conservation efforts Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Nominations are open for a farmer or forester for the 2019 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award | NKyTribune". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. ↑ "Scherder Farms receives Missouri Leopold Conservation Award". AgUpdate. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Gov. Ricketts Announces 2018 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award Recipient | Office of Governor Pete Ricketts". governor.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  9. ↑ Service, Jenny Schlecht, Forum News (2018-11-20). "J.S. Wilson Farm wins 2018 Leopold Conservation Award for ND". www.jamestownsun.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award seeks nominees". The Shawnee News-Star. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  11. ↑ "Leopold Conservation Award". South Dakota Grassland Coalition. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  12. ↑ "TPWD: News Release: May 18, 2018: Laborcitas Creek Ranch Receives 2018 Leopold Conservation Award® for Texas". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  13. ↑ Brough, Rick (21 November 2018). "Ercanbrack Family Honored With Conservation Award". www.kpcw.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  14. ↑ "Green Lake County Farmers Receive Leopold Conservation Award". Farm Progress. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  15. ↑ "Wyo. Governor recognizes Leopold Conservation Award recipient". www.thefencepost.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  16. ↑ U.S. EPA press release, regarding Sand County Foundation receiving the Gulf Guardian Award
  17. ↑ "Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton speaks of the Baraboo River restoration". Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ↑ After 150 years, dams no longer interrupt Baraboo River
  19. ↑ Sand County Foundation (2019-04-17). "Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative". Sand County Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
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