The Sand County Foundation in partnership with American Farmland Trust is accepting nominations for its 2025 Leopold Conservation Awards.
Donor Name: Sand County Foundation
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 07/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Iowa award is presented in partnership with American Farmland Trust, Conservation Districts of Iowa, and Practical Farmers of Iowa.
Funding Information
The $10,000 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.
Eligibility Criteria
- Award nominations may be submitted on behalf of a landowner, or landowners may nominate themselves.
- Please address the five 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 SCF.
