The award honors farmers, ranchers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.
What farm visitors see is how a no-till system coupled with extensive use of cover crops and sound crop rotations can greatly reduce soil losses, even on slopes up to 10 percent.
Dennis and Jackie Frey have implemented several conservation practices to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat at their beef cattle and grain farm in Hamilton County.
Central Kentucky famer Donald Veatch has a passion for sharing his conservation ethic and knowledge with those who want to learn how to care for their own land.
By restoring the native ecosystem on their land, the Browns are doing their part to protect one of the most imperiled ecosystems, the grasslands of North America.
Britt Farms of Clifton Hill, Missouri, located in Randolph County, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award®.
Pete and Meagan Lannan, owners of Barney Creek Livestock, are innovative ranchers who found a way to raise beef cattle amid exorbitant land values in Montana’s Paradise Valley.
Whether it’s land or livestock, Lance Gartner of Spring Valley Cattle believes it’s best to look at nature and emulate it, and provides a blueprint for how a family-run ranch can embrace land improvement sustainably.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded Sand County Foundation a three-year grant to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture among private landowners in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan watershed.
Dwane Roth, Holcomb, Kan., a grain farmer with a strong interest in water conservation and irrigation technology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®.
Oetting Homestead Farms of Concordia, Missouri, located in Lafayette County, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award®.
Inspired by seven generations of family on the land and Aldo Leopold’s land ethic, Tuda Libby Crews approached restoration of the family's New Mexico ranch by collaborating with others.
Hidden Hollow Hideaway Cattle & Guest Ranch is the 2021 recipient of the Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. The ranch is located near Townsend in Broadwater County, and is owned by the Flynn family.
F.L. Sipes Farms of Ekron is the recipient of the 2021 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®. The award recognizes extraordinary achievement in conservation and management of natural resources by American farmers.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Sand County Foundation a grant to empower farmers with real-time data about their conservation practices.
San Pedro Ranch, located near Carrizo Springs is the recipient of the 2021 Texas Leopold Conservation Award®. The ranch is owned by siblings Joseph Fitzsimons and Pamela Fitzsimons Howard and their families.
The May Ranch of Lamar, Colo., has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®. The May Ranch is owned and operated by the Dallas and Brenda May family of Prowers County.
Bruce and Sue Ann Switzer along with their children, Sarah Sortum and Adam Switzer, own and operate Switzer Ranch, recipient of the 2021 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award®.
The Victor Ranch has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award®, which recognizes land owners who inspire with their dedication to land, water and wildlife habitat resources.
