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David Ekstrom Award-winning, conservation-minded landowners will soon be sharing their knowledge by serving as mentors for historically underserved farmers and ranchers. A $250,000 Conservation Collaboration Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will fund Sand County Foundation’s two-year pilot project to promote conservation outreach by its award recipients. “Leopold Conservation Award recipients are ambassadors who regularly discuss the importance of agricultural conservation with their peers and the general public. This project will empower our network of award recipients to share a range of knowledge, from how to apply for an NRCS conservation program to technical assistance, with an important audience,” says Heidi Peterson, Sand County Foundation’s vice president of agricultural research and conservation.
GRAFTON – The Fund for Lake Michigan has awarded a grant to the Sand County Foundation, a national not-for-profit that works at the intersection of agriculture and environmental conservation, to continue its water quality initiatives in the Village of Grafton, Ozaukee County.
The $94,668 grant supports Sand County Foundation’s outreach to farmers to implement practices that reduce the amount of phosphorus entering local waterways. The award represents a two-year commitment to water quality in this municipality of the Milwaukee River watershed.
“Keeping soil and nutrients on farm fields and out of our waterways directly benefits agricultural business and our shared waters,” said