Maine Forestland Owners Receive New England Leopold Conservation Award

SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION • October 19, 2024

David Moskovitz and Bambi Jones of Whitefield, Maine have been selected as the recipients of the 2024 New England Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in the management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working land. Moskovitz and Jones, own and operate Hidden Valley Farm, were presented with the award during a special presentation. They received $10,000 for being selected. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust will present Leopold Conservation Awards to landowners in 28 states this year. In New England the award is presented with New England Forestry Foundation and American Farmland Trust-New England.