On behalf of Envision the Choptank, we'd like to wish a big congratulations to Donna Dear and Paulette Greene of Mount Pleasant Acres Farm on their recognition as finalists for Maryland's second annual Leopold Conservation Award from the Sand County Foundation!
The Leopold Conservation Award Program recognizes agricultural landowners actively committed to a land ethic. It recognizes and celebrates extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation by private landowners, inspires countless other landowners by example, and provides a prominent platform by which agricultural community leaders are recognized as conservation ambassadors to citizens outside of agriculture.
Envision the Choptank is grateful to Paulette and Donna for everything they do to improve the health of our watershed, from serving on our Steering Committee and Engaging Disenfranchised Communities workgroup to planting over 2,000 trees on their organic farm in Preston.
Donna Dear and Paulette Greene (center) celebrate their nomination as finalists for the Leopold Conservation Award, alongside Envision the Choptank Partnership Coordinator, Joanna Ogburn (left) and ShoreRivers Restoration Manager, Whitley Gray (right), at the Maryland Farm Bureau’s Annual Convention and Meeting Award Banquet.