Deadline: 15-Aug-21
Sand County Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 Leopold Conservation Award to private landowners dedicated to leaving their land better than how they found it. They exemplify the spirit of Leopold’s land ethic.
In Oklahoma, Sand County Foundation presents the Leopold Conservation Award in partnership with American Farmland Trust, and state partners: ITC Great Plains, Noble Research Institute, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation For Agriculture, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Leopold Conservation Awards recognize extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation, inspire other landowners through their example, and help the general public understand the vital role private landowners play in conservation success.
Award Information
- The Leopold Conservation Award recipient receives $10,000 and a crystal award.
Criteria
- Conservation Ethic – Describe how the nominee has voluntarily exceeded the minimum obligations of regulation to enhance and conserve natural resources.
- Resilience – Describe the business and conservation methods used by the nominee to make the operation productive into the future.
- Leadership and Communication – Describe significant efforts the nominee has made to share his/her conservation ethics and techniques with others inside and outside of agriculture. Describe community service, positions held, leadership roles and media outreach.
- Innovation and Adaptability – Describe how the nominee has taken risks by utilizing or experimenting with new techniques to adapt to change (consumers, markets, weather, regulations, etc.).
- Ecological Community – Describe how the nominee’s agricultural operation works with natural systems (soil, water, plants and wildlife, etc.). Describe how this benefits others.
For more information, visit https://sandcountyfoundation.org/uploads/2021-CFN-Oklahoma.pdf