Leopold Conservation Award: South Dakota

South Dakota Award Recipients

Darling Creek Ranch
2026

Darling Creek Ranch

Meadow, South Dakota
Stomprud Angus Ranch
2025

Stomprud Angus Ranch

Mud Butte, South Dakota
Blioux River Ranch
2024

Blioux River Ranch

Castlewood, South Dakota
Slovek Ranch
2023

Slovek Ranch

Philip, South Dakota
Bien Ranch
2022

Bien Ranch

Veblen, South Dakota
Prairie Paradise Farms
2021

Prairie Paradise Farms

Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Blair Brothers Angus Ranch
2020

Blair Brothers Angus Ranch

Sturgis, South Dakota
Johnson Farms
2019

Johnson Farms

Frankfort, South Dakota
Cammack Ranch
2018

Cammack Ranch

Union Center, South Dakota
Blue Bell Ranch
2017

Blue Bell Ranch

Clear Lake, South Dakota
Cronin Farms
2016

Cronin Farms

Gettysburg, South Dakota
Jorgensen Land & Cattle Partnership
2015

Jorgensen Land & Cattle Partnership

Ideal, South Dakota
Rock Hills Ranch
2014

Rock Hills Ranch

Lowry, South Dakota
Guptill Ranch
2013

Guptill Ranch

Quinn, South Dakota
Kopriva Angus
2012

Kopriva Angus

Raymond, South Dakota
Mortenson Ranch
2011

Mortenson Ranch

Hayes, South Dakota
Doud Ranch
2010

Doud Ranch

Midland, South Dakota

South Dakota Partners

Sand County Foundation
American Farmland Trust
South Dakota Grassland Coalition
South Dakota Soil Health Coalition

South Dakota Platinum Sponsors

South Dakota Farmers Union

South Dakota Gold Sponsors

South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation
South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
USDA-NRCS (SD)

South Dakota Silver Sponsors

Agassiz Seed & Supply
Audubon Great Plains
Bad River Ranches
Belle Fourche River Watershed Partnership
Blue Bell Ranch
Cammack Ranch
Daybreak Ranch
Ducks Unlimited (SD)
First Dakota National Bank
Jim and Karen Kopriva
Millborn
North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
2nd Century Habitat Fund
South Dakota Agricultural Land Trust
South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association
South Dakota’s Conservation Districts
South Dakota Grassland Coalition
South Dakota Pheasants Forever
South Dakota Soil Health Coalition
South Dakota Soybean Association
The Nature Conservancy in South Dakota
Todd Mortenson Family
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Wagner Land & Livestock
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