(MODA) Know a Missouri farmer, rancher or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2018 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award. The Sand County Foundation, presents the Leopold Conservation Award to private landowners in 13 states for extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation. In Missouri, the $10,000 award is presented annually by Sand County Foundation, Missouri Farmers Care (MFC), and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes those who inspire others with their dedication to land, water and wildlife habitat management on private, working land. In his influential 1949 book, “A Sand County Almanac,” Leopold called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage. Nominations may be submitted on behalf of a landowner, or landowners may nominate themselves.
The application can be found at mofarmerscare.com/leopold-conservation-award/ and sandcountyfoundation.org/uploads/MO-2018-CFN-HiRes.pdf.
Applications can be emailed to MFC Outreach Coordinator, Kari Asbury, at [email protected] or mailed to Missouri Farmers Care, c/o Kari Asbury, 4481 Brown Station Road, Columbia, MO 65202. All applications must be submitted or postmarked by July 20, 2018. Finalists will be announced in November with the award presented in December or January 2019.