by Jennifer Elwell | Mar 30, 2020 | Conservation
If you, or someone you know, is a Kentucky landowner who is committed to land management practices that increase conservation, we invite your application for the Leopold Conservation Award. The deadline has been extended to April 15th.Please provide the following...
by Jennifer Elwell | Jan 6, 2020 | Conservation
FRANKFORT, KY. — Know a Kentucky farmer or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2020 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®.Sand County Foundation presents the Leopold Conservation Award to...
by Jennifer Elwell | Mar 19, 2019 | Conservation
A collaboration of Environmental Defense Fund and National Corn Growers AssociationOver just the last two decades, the monarch population has declined by 90 percent, bringing the butterfly dangerously close to extinction. Many factors contributed to this loss,...
by Jennifer Elwell | Jan 2, 2019 | Conservation
FRANKFORT, KY. — Know a Kentucky farmer or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2019 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®.Sand County Foundation, the nation’s leading voice for conservation of...
by Jennifer Elwell | Dec 12, 2018 | Conservation, Policy
Today, the EPA and Department of the Army proposed a clear, understandable, and implementable definition of “waters of the United States” that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act. The agencies’ proposal is the second step in a...
by Jennifer Elwell | Dec 7, 2018 | Conservation
Commissioner Ryan Quarles announced in an open letter that dicamba would still be available for growers with a new record-keeping system for dealers, fine structure for producers and without an application cut-off date in the 2019 season. Quarles said the Kentucky...
