Poster Contest for K-12 Students on “Water is Life”

Cleveland, OH – The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a 2008 Poster Contest. The contest is for students Kindergarten through 12^th grade and the theme is “Water is Life.”  Submissions are due to the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District’s office by April 1, 2008.   First place posters in each grade band level will be forwarded onto a state contest and finally state winners advance to the national contest where the winners are recognized at the National Association of Conservation District (NACD) Annual Meeting.

                Linking art and creative thinking with science, the poster contest provides K-12^th grade students the chance to develop and share their thoughts and ideas about natural resource issues.  Students are encouraged to use the poster to creatively express their ideas on how conservation improves the environment. Teachers may use this contest to correlate with National Visual Arts standards for all grades and it’s a great way for teachers to instill in their students an appreciation for the environment and an awareness of the need to protect our water resources.       Topics students may want to research include: water in  your everyday life, water cycle, groundwater, sources of drinking water, amount of water in Earth, watersheds, storm water runoff, drought, flooding, water used to grow food we use every day. 

                The 2008 poster contest is sponsored by the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, the National Association of Conservation Districts and the NACD Auxiliary.   The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District’s mission is to promote the conservation of land and aquatic resources in a developed environment through stewardship initiatives, education programs, and technical assistance.

For more information regarding this contest, contact Amy Roskilly, Conservation Education Coordinator at 216/524-6580, ext 22 or aroskilly@cuyahogaswcd.org. Visit our website www.cuyahogaswcd.org for contest rules and an entry form.