Sand County Foundation is a non-profit private land conservation organization located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Founded in 1965, its work is inspired by world-renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold’s land ethic.
To advance the use of ethical and scientifically sound land management practices and partnerships for the benefit of people and their rural landscapes.
[2] Started in 2003, this program has expanded to 24 states as of 2022 [2] including California,[3] Colorado,[4] Kansas,[5] Kentucky,[6] Missouri,[7] Nebraska,[8] North Dakota,[9] Oklahoma,[10] South Dakota,[11] Texas,[12] Utah,[13] Wisconsin,[14] and Wyoming[15] The Agricultural Incentives Program is composed of various projects throughout the midwest focused on reducing nutrient runoff associated with agriculture.
The program emphasizes watershed-scale projects and works with the agricultural community on research based solutions to address nutrient runoff.