2024 Awards

Iowa Soil Conservation Award Program (ISCAP) Conservation Farmer of the Year Award
Maxwell Farms

Iowa Soil Conservation Award Program (ISCAP) Conservation Teacher of the Year Award – (9-12)
*Thanks for Iowa Conservation Education Coalition (ICEC), the winners will receive a one year ICEC membership!*
Barb Lemmer and Rosa Sondag
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Newly Established Windbreak Award (Trees Forever)
Brent and Janis Gehling   Greg and Sandy Mattson

Farmstead Windbreak Award (Trees Forever)
David and Mary Mentzer   John and Joyce Landgraf

Outstanding Contributions to the Water Quality Initiative (IDALS)
Taylor SWCD

Exemplary Use of State Cost Share Funds (IDALS)
Ringgold SWCD

Outstanding Leadership and Service Award (State Soil Conservation & Water Quality Committee)
John Whitaker    Steve Hopkins

CDI President’s Recognition Award
Jack Boyer

Spencer Award Leopold Center For Sustainability
Jamie Beyer

Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Award
Daryl Nelson

Outstanding Watershed Award (IDALS)
Josh Balk

Woodland Owner of the Year Award (Trees Forever)
Justin Pedretti
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CDI Honorary Member Award
Emery Davis   Clark Porter
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Conservation Woman of the Year Award (NRCS)
Lillie Crock
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2023 Award Recipients

Outstanding Soil and Water District Commissioner
Fred Long, Greene SWCD

Paul Johnson Outstanding Soil and Water Conservation District
Story SWCD

Conservation Woman of the Year
Darcy Maulsby, Calhoun SWCD

Conservation Farmer of the Year
Dan Voss, Linn SWCD

Woodland Owner of the Year
Carl Jerome, Ringgold SWCD

Farmstead Windbreak Award
Gary Handsaker, Story SWCD

Newly Established Farmstead Windbreak Award
Derek and Angela Schweitzer, Carroll SWCD

Field Shelterbelt Windbreak Award
Lawrence and Theresa Greving, Carroll SWCD

Conservation Teacher of the Year Award (K-8)
Stacy Snyder, Black Hawk SWCD

Conservation Teacher of the Year Award (9-12)
Renee Borglum, Bremer SWCD

Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality Award
Dr. Dale Farnham

Exemplary Efforts Toward the Water Quality Initiative
Polk SWCD

Exemplary Use of State Cost Share Funds
Lee SWCD

Outstanding Watershed Award
Silver Creek Watershed, Howard SWCD

CDI Honorary Member Award
Harvin Meyer (presented posthumously), Grundy County

CDI Honorary Member Award
Dennis Carney

CDI Honorary Member Award
John Whitaker

Ruth Wagner Award
Ron Lenth, Bremer SWCD

Ken Wagner Award
Phil Kading, Adair SWCD

Iowa Leopold Conservation Award
Loran Steinlage

CDI President’s Recognition Award
Paul Ackley, Taylor SWCD