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2010 internships provide valuable assistance to SCF
August 26, 2010
Sand County Foundation was pleased to add three talented interns to its staff for the summer 2010. Each of them provided valuable assistance to the Foundation's efforts.


Leopold Conservation Award recipients receive 2010 regional awards
July 31, 2010
John and Carolyn Doherty and Butch and Jeanie Jensen, recipients of the 2009 Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado and Utah, respectively, have been named regional recipients of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Environmental Stewardship Award program.

Leopold Conservation Award recipients receive 2010 regional awards
July 31, 2010
John and Carolyn Doherty and Butch and Jeanie Jensen, recipients of the 2009 Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado and Utah, respectively, have been named regional recipients of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Environmental Stewardship Award program.

SCF sponsors a Deepwater Horizon oil spill discussion
July 21, 2010
Sand County Foundation sponsored a discussion about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s interaction with the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico at the Soil and Water Conservation Society’s annual meeting in St. Louis on July 20.

Environmental leaders gather to improve water quality in Wisconsin
July 13, 2010
Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Dane County Land and Water Resources Department, hosted a gathering Monday in recognition of new efforts in Dane County to improve water quality.

Sand County Foundation co-sponsors Mississippi River watershed summit
July 9, 2010
When we speak of the coasts of the United States, we usually think of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. We think of the large cities and major shipping centers, like New York, Charleston, Los Angeles and nearby Long Beach, San Francisco and Seattle.

Leopold Conservation Award launched in South Dakota
July 7, 2010
A new partnership between Sand County Foundation, the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition is accepting applications for the $10,000 Leopold Conservation Award, which honors South Dakota farmers and ranchers who demonstrate responsible stewardship and management of natural resources.

SCF co-sponsors stewardship tour in Wyoming
June 25, 2010
Sand County Foundation co-sponsored a tour of the 7E Ranch near Shirley Basin, Wyoming. The tour, which was also sponsored by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, took place June 24.

Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado presented to Jim and Jo Stanko
June 15, 2010

Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust and Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., presented Jim and Jo Stanko with the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado.



Leopold Conservation Award in Wyoming presented to Ron and Linda Heward
June 7, 2010

Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., presented the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award in Wyoming to Ron and Linda Heward.



Leopold Conservation Award in Texas presented to Jim Bill Anderson
May 27, 2010
A lifelong passion for preserving prairie land seeded by a high school summer job that didn’t turn out quite like he expected has earned Panhandle rancher Jim Bill Anderson the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas, a prestigious recognition conferred by Sand County Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of its Lone Star Land Steward Awards program.

Leopold Conservation Award winner to be announced in Texas
May 6, 2010
Sand County Foundation, in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife, will announce the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award winner May 26 at the Lone Star Land Steward Awards ceremony in Austin.

Landowners teach the next generation about the importance of conservation
April 27, 2010
Two landowners with a passion for conservation taught several students about the importance of environmental stewardship during an Earth Day celebration in central Wisconsin.

Nebraska Governor Announces Leopold Conservation Award Winner
April 22, 2010
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, Sand County Foundation President Brent Haglund, and Nebraska Cattlemen President Bill Rishel announced the Kalkowski Family as the recipient of the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award during a press conference on Thursday, April 22 at the State Capitol in Lincoln. The award is presented to private landowners who practice responsible land stewardship and management.

Finalists announced for the Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado
April 12, 2010

Sand County Foundation, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust and EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. are proud to announce the finalists for the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado.



Consulting group donates a day of mowing at the Leopold Memorial Reserve
April 6, 2010
EC3 Environmental Consulting Group generously donated a day of forestry mowing at the Leopold Memorial Reserve March 18. The contribution resulted in three acres of buckthorn, an invasive species, being removed from the Reserve.

SCF holds community meeting to discuss Wisconsin's Jersey Valley Watershed
March 11, 2010
Sand County Foundation and UW Discovery Farms hosted a community meeting March 10 to launch a watershed-scale nutrient management project in western Wisconsin’s Jersey Valley.


Leopold Conservation Award in Utah seeks nominees
March 9, 2010
Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Utah Cattlemen’s Association and Western Ag Credit, seeks nominations for the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award in Utah.


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Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Dane County Land and Water Resources Department, hosted a gathering Monday, July 12 in recognition of new efforts in Dane County to improve water quality.  Here is the story.