Four finalists for the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award for this year have been named. The award honors landowner achievement in voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources. It is given out by the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, Grassland’s Coalition and Sand County Foundation. Cattlemen’s Executive Director Jodie Anderson says all of this year’s finalists come from livestock operations.
Anderson says each finalist has worked to enhance South Dakota’s landscape through commitment to stewardship of natural resources.
Anderson says the winner will be announced in conjunction with Earth Day and then there will be a summer or fall tour of their operation with final recognition coming during the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Convention this winter. The award recipient gets $ 10,000 and a crystal depicting Aldo Leopold.
The finalists are:
* Cronin Farms of Gettysburg,
* John and Donita Moes of Florence,
* Jorgenson Land and Cattle Partnership of Ideal, and
* Rock Hills Ranch of Lowry
