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