Oct. 16, 2008
Vol. 38, No. 474

For more information, contact Michelle Jacobs, Community Relations Officer, 302-739-9921, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

Deadline Approaching for Conservation Poster Contest

The Friday, Oct. 31 deadline is fast approaching for students to enter the annual conservation poster contest sponsored by the New Castle, Kent and Sussex Conservation Districts.

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.

The annual 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, “Water is Life,” encourages people to remember the importance of water. We all live in a watershed and what we do on the land impacts the quality and quantity of water and other natural resources.

For more information and educational resources about the theme, please visit http://www.nacdnet.org/stewardship/2008/downloads/. For contest rules, please visit http://nacdnet.org/education/contests/poster/2008/rules.phtml. 

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.