Conservation Poster Contest Winners (1/3/2024)52 local youth participated in this year's Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by The Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department. 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' (NACD) annual meeting. These contests are held annually to promote the mission of conservation across the country and to help pass on Wisconsin's rich conservation history to future generations locally. The 2024 NACD Poster Contest theme is "May the Forest Be With You Always" and is open to kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Posters must be the original artwork of the student and are evaluated on the following criteria: conservation message (must include annual theme), visual effectiveness, originality, universal appeal, and Individual artwork. |
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Congratulations to the winners of the Winnebago County contest:
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1st Place (2nd-3rd Grade) |
1st Place (4th-6th Grade) |
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2nd Place (4th-6th Grade) |
3rd Place (4th-6th Grade) |
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Honorable Mention (4th-6th Grade) |
Honorable Mention (4th-6th Grade) |
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Winnebago County's first-place winners will advance to the Area Contest to be held on Friday, January 19th. They will be competing with 1st place winners from 8 other counties in the Lake Winnebago Land & Water Conservation Association Area (Adams, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago).
Thank you to the extremely talented group of youth who participated in the contest this year, as well as the dedicated parents and teachers who made this an at-home or classroom project for your children/students. This contest would not be possible without your hard work!
We'd also like to thank the 40+ JUDGES who stopped by to support these youth. Judges included staff from:
- Winnebago County Land & Water Department
- Winnebago County Board of Supervisors Land Conservation Committee
- Winnebago County Parks Department
- Winnebago County Executive Office
- Extension Winnebago County
- United States Department of Agriculture FSA/NRCS
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Interested in getting your student, class or school involved next year? The national theme and entry materials are typically available in September, with our County Deadline/Contest the first week of December. Please contact the Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department for more information: 920-232-1950, jbezio@winnebagocountywi.gov or https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/lwcd/information-and-education/poster-contest .