Conservation Awareness Poster Contest

Each year, Winnebago County participates in the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest. The Conservation Poster Contest is open to kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Students compete at county and area competitions with the winning posters moving on to compete at the State Competition in March at the WI Land+Water’s Annual Conference. The first-place posters from the state competition will represent Wisconsin at the National Association of Conservation Districts' annual meeting.

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Past Year's Themes & State Winners:

• One Water (2023 State Results & Winners)
• Healthy Soils, Healthy Life (2022 State Results & Winners)
• Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities (2021 State Results & Winners)
• Where Would We BEE Without Pollinators? (2020 State Results & Winners)
• Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper (2019 State Results & Winners)

County Contest: Thursday, December 7, 2023
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Tues, Dec 5 2023 by 4:00pm

County Contest Info (PDF)   |   Contest Registration Form (Fillable PDF)

Posters are evaluated on the following criteria:

Conservation message (50%)
Visual effectiveness (30%)
Originality (10%)
Universal appeal (10%)
Must be original,  Individual artwork (no teams)

The contest includes 5 Grade Divisions:

K-1st   •   2nd-3rd  •  4th-6th  •  7th-9th  •  10th-12th

The 1st place winner in each division will advance to the next level:

• Area Contest: Friday, January 19, 2024 (Lake Winnebago Land & Water Conservation Association Area Meeting - Oshkosh)
• State Contest: March 6-8, 2024 (WI Land+Water Annual Conference - Green Bay)
• National Contest: Submission Deadline December 2024 (Contest in February 2025 - NACD's Annual Meeting)