NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Oct. 9, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 406
For more information, contact Michelle Jacobs, Community Relations Officer, 302-739-9921, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.
Conservation Districts to sponsor
annual conservation poster contest
The New Castle, Kent and Sussex Conservation Districts will be sponsoring a conservation poster contest during the next few weeks. The theme this year is “DIG IT! The Secrets of Soil.” Posters will be judged in the following grade categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. First, second, and third place winners in each category will receive a prize valued at $50, $25 and $15 respectively. Deadline for entries is Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
The annual conservation poster contest provides kindergarten through 12th grade students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about soil, water and related natural resource issues through art. It also highlights the educational outreach efforts of conservation districts and their state associations, auxiliaries and agencies. The contest follows the annual Stewardship theme which is sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts.
This year’s theme, “DIG IT! The Secrets of Soil,” reminds people that soil is one of our precious natural resources that we must conserve for the next generation. Communities benefit when they have a better appreciation of soil and its connections to our everyday life. Conservation districts work with local communities to instill the appreciation for our natural resources across America.
Last year, the winning Delaware poster for the K-1 category, created by Yusuf Kose of New Castle County, went on to win first place in the K-1 category in the national contest.
For more information and educational resources about the theme, please visit http://www.nacdnet.org/education/resources/soils/. For contest rules, please visit http://nacdnet.org/education/contests/poster/2009/2009_rules+bkgrd.pdf. Delaware will not accept entries for the new special categories mentioned in the rules.
Posters must include the names of the student, teacher and school along with the grade level, and must be hand delivered or mailed flat in time to meet the deadline to the conservation district in the county in which you reside.
Addresses for Delaware’s conservation district offices are as follows: New Castle Conservation District, 2430 Old County Road, Newark, DE 19702; Kent Conservation District, 800 Bay Road, Suite 2, Dover, DE 19901; and Sussex Conservation District, 21315 Berlin Road, Unit 4, Georgetown, DE 19947.
For more information please contact Michelle Jacobs at 302-739-9135 or email Michelle.Jacobs@state.de.us.
