Olin Sims Conservation Leadership Award

NACD's mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.

NACD 2008 Annual Meeting • February 10 - 13, 2008 • Reno, NV

NACD and NRCS partnered this year to create the joint Olin Sims leadership Award. Buzz Mattelin, a Montana farmer, was the first recipient of the annual award. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Arlen Lancaster and Steve Robinson, Acting President of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), praised Mattelin for his contributions to conservation. To find out more, read the full joint NACD/NRCS press release.