Annual Conservation Awareness Poster Contest
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2024-2025 Poster Contest "Home is where the Habitat is" |
The Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department invites K5 through 12th grade students in Winnebago County to participate in the 2024-2025 Conservation Awareness Poster Contest. The annual competition encourages students to showcase their creativity and express their thoughts on conservation practices.
The theme for the 2024-2025 school year is "Home is where the Habitat is."
The contest is open to all Winnebago County public, private, and home-schooled students in K5-12th grade. Submissions will be evaluated in five different grade divisions: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The top three posters in each category will receive prizes. Each of the the 1st place county winners will advance to the area competition, with a chance for their poster to win further prizes at the state and national level!
Posters and entry forms are due by 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 to the Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department.
Poster Contest Guidelines
- Poster size must be 12" x 18" OR 14" x 22"
- The 2025 National Contest Theme, "Home is where the Habitat is," must be written on each poster.
- All posters shall be created by an individual student, rather than a team of students.
- Any media may be used: paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, stickers, paper or other materials on regular posters. Computer-generated posters will not be accepted.
- To be eligible for judging, each entry must have a completed and signed entry form attached to the back.
2025 Entry Form (fillable PDF) Poster Contest Flyer (PDF) 2025 Letter to Educators
Contact
If you have additional questions or are interested in participating as a classroom or other community group, please contact:
Jody Bezio, Administrative Assistant
625 E County Road Y, Suite 100, Oshkosh, WI 54901
jbezio@winnebagocountywi.gov
(920) 232-1950
Contest dates and entry deadlines vary by County. To find a complete list of County and Area Contest dates, visit the WI Land + Water Poster Contest website.
- Related Educational Resources
Download Habitats K-2 Worksheet
Available for check-out from Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation:
- "Fish Hotel" (Aquatic Habitats) Teaching Kits [Grades 1-5]
- NACD Contest Theme Related Curriculum (FREE downloads - updated annually)
- NACD Stewardship Week Information
- 2025 "Home is where the Habitat is" Stewardship Materials (FREE downloads)
- 2023-2024 Contest Results "May The Forest Be With You Always"
(Grades 4-6)
1st Place for the County Contest
3rd Place for the Area Contest
Rose Lauer
Lourdes Academy Elementary School, Oshkosh
(Grades 4-6)
2nd Place for the County Contest
3rd Place for the Area Contest
Autumn Laehn
Lourdes Academy Elementary School, Oshkosh
(Grades 4-6)
3rd Place for the County Contest
Celia Yang
Read Elementary School, Oshkosh
(Grades 4-6)
Honorable Mention for the County Contest
Willa Cass
Valley Christian School, Oshkosh
(Grades 4-6)
Honorable Mention for the County Contest
Kennedy Olig
Lourdes Academy Elementary School, Oshkosh
(Grades 2-3)
1st Place for the County Contest
Easton Edmunds
Lakeside Elementary School, Oshkosh
2023-2024 WI Land + Water State Contest Results - 2022-2023 Contest Results "One Water"
(Grades 2-3)
1st Place for the County Contest
2nd Place for the Area Contest
Amelea Harring
Winneconne Elementary School
(Grades 2-3)
2nd Place for the County Contest
Addie Sharratt
Winneconne Elementary School
(Grades 2-3)
3rd Place for the County Contest
Jack Weyer
Winneconne Elementary School
(Grades 4-6)
1st Place for the County Contest
3rd Place for the Area Contest
Kinsley Ahrens
Winneconne Elementary School
(Grades 4-6)
2nd Place for the County Contest
Lilly Flagg
Winneconne Elementary School
(Grades 7-9)
1st Place for the County Contest
Aubrey Racine
Winneconne Middle School
(Grades 7-9)
2nd Place for the County Contest
Clara Allmers
Winneconne Middle School
(Grades 7-9)
3rd Place for the County Contest
Jenna Kuhlman
Winneconne Middle School
2022-2023 WI Land + Water State Contest Results - 2021-2022 Contest Results "Healthy Soil, Healthy Life"
(Grades 4-6)
1st Place for the County Contest
Ryanne Lefeber
Butte des Morts Elementary School
(Grades 4-6)
2nd Place for the County Contest
Shayla Litton
Butte des Morts Elementary School
(Grades 4-6)
3rd Place for the County Contest
Sam Kubicki
St. Gabriel Catholic School
(Grades 7-9)
1st Place for the County Contest
Abigail McClone
St. Mary Catholic Middle School
(Grades 7-9)
2nd Place for the County Contest
Breelyn Pauly
St. Mary Catholic Middle School
(Grades 7-9)
3rd Place for the County Contest
Nicholas Miller
St. Mary Catholic Middle School
2021-2022 WI Land + Water State Contest Results - Past Themes & WI Land + Water Contest Results 2019-2021
2020-2021 WI Land + Water State Contest Results 
2019-2020 WI Land + Water State Contest Results 
2018-2019 WI Land + Water State Contest Results