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Finalists announced for 2008 Leopold Conservation AwardColorado Sand County Foundation, the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, and the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust are proud to announce the finalists for the 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado. The Leopold Conservation Award, named in honor of world-renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, is comprised of a $10,000 cash award and a Leopold crystal. The award is presented annually in seven states to private landowners who practice responsible land stewardship and management. "These finalists were chosen from a number of exceptional, well-deserving nominees," said Dr. Brent Haglund, Sand County Foundation president. "The nominees' overall commitment to conservation's role in agriculture is proof that Aldo Leopold's land ethic continues to thrive in the work Colorado ranchers and farmers do from day to day." The 2008 finalists (in alphabetical order): --James Coleman, Coleman Ranches, Inc., Saguache County; --Brice and Phyllis Lee, Brice Lee Ranch, LaPlata County; --Pete and Mae Peterson, Peterson Ranch, Gunnison County; --John and Beth Thatcher, Thatcher Ranch, Pueblo County. The 2008 Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be honored June 9 at the Colorado Cattlemen's Association's Convention in Colorado Springs, Colo. For more information, please visit www.leopoldconservationaward.org or contact Beka Gill, Colorado Cattlemen's Association by phone at 303-431-6422, or e-mail beka@coloradocattle.org.
Date: 5/8/08
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