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Empowering Landowners. Advancing a Land Ethic
07/17/2026
Conservation adoption is taking root across the Midwest thanks to farmers like Greg Thoren.
His involvement with the Jo Davies County Soil & Water Health Coalition, Fields of Sinsinawa, and the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition, demonstrates his leadership within the growing farmer-led conservation movement.
Sand County Foundation is scaling up the impact of farmer-led groups thanks to funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Our partner American Farmland Trust - Midwest is establishing new farmer-led groups across Illinois to improve water quality and soil health.
Read more about Greg Thoren, the 2026 recipient of the Illinois Leopold Conservation Award, at https://sandcountyfoundation.org/our-work/leopold-conservation-award-program/greg-and-janis-thoren
We work with farmers to demonstrate how prairie filter strips work on farms of varying soil types, topography, and management. Learn more at https://sandcountyfoundation.org/our-work/conservation/prairie-filter-strips
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