Sand County Foundation

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'Sand County Foundation', located in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, is a non-profit private land conservation organization formed in 1965. Its work is inspired by world-renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold’s land ethic philosophy.

Programs

Leopold Conservation Award (LCA) - The Leopold Conservation Award is presented in nine states (California[1] Colorado,[2] Kentucky, Nebraska,[citation needed] South Dakota, Texas,[3] Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming[4]) to private landowners who practice responsible land stewardship and management.

Agricultural Incentives

Water As A CropTM

Bradley Fund for the Environment

Pioneering Solutions

Examples of projects the Foundation has currently underway include:

  • The Coastal Louisiana Restoration recently received the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-profit category.[5]
  • Rehabilitation of river floodplains by exercise of private rights to property. Sand County Foundation was involved in the restoration of Wisconsin's Baraboo River.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ San Isabel Ranch honored for conservation efforts
  3. ↑ Rancher says conservation efforts make most of rainfall
  4. ↑ Leopold Conservation Award presented to Golden Willow Ranch
  5. ↑ U.S. EPA press release, regarding Sand County Foundation receiving the Gulf Guardian Award
  6. ↑ Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton speaks of the Baraboo River restoration at the Wayback Machine (archived October 25, 2007)
  7. ↑ After 150 years, dams no longer interrupt Baraboo River

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