The Leopold Conservation Award Program recognizes agricultural landowners actively committed to a land ethic. Ray and Susan Flickners' continuous efforts have earned them the 2023 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award.

The Flickners have channeled their education and experience into innovation on their Kansas farmland and see conservation as critical to its environmental and economic resilience.

Ray and Susan have turned their conservation ethic to 320 acres of Hodgeman County farmland, and in addition to redesigning its terraces, the farm features two playas. They are also coordinating with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to rehabilitate these important High Plains aquifer features best.