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2007 Conservation Poster Contest
 “Water
is vital to our life. Water makes up more than 60 percent of our body and about
75 percent of our brain. Water helps make possible our every movement, thought,
and feeling.
All of our food and most other products we use require water. It takes about
4,000 gallons of water to grow a bushel of corn, and about 11,000 gallons for a
bushel of wheat.
We sometimes take water for granted, but this precious resource may become
increasingly scarce as we place more demands on fresh water supplies. To ensure
future water supplies, we need to learn about water resources and plan to use
them carefully!" ~NACD
All interested grade levels, classrooms, and/or community groups are invited
to participate in the MACD annual Conservation Poster Contest! In addition to
local recognition, winners of the local contest will be entered into the state
poster contest, with the possibility of continuing on to national competition!
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION
- Posters should follow the theme “Water Wise”; the theme, however, does
not have to appear in the poster’s required title. Alignment to the Maine
Learning Results is available upon request.
- Contest divisions are as follows:
- Division I: K to 1st grade
- Division II: 2nd to 3rd grade
- Division III: 4th to 6th grade
- Division IV: 7th to 9th grade
- Division V: 10th to 12th grade
- Posters can range from 8.5” x 11” to 22” x 28” in size; any media can be
used to create a flat or two-dimensional effect (i.e. paint, crayon, colored
pencil, charcoal, paper, or other materials).
- The student’s name must NOT appear on the front of the poster; posters
should be completed by individual students, not groups of two or more.
- All posters must have a completed entry form attached to the back of the
poster.
- Posters are judged on the following criteria:
- conservation message, 50%
- visual effectiveness, 30%
- originality, 10%
- universal appeal, 10%
- Prizes for winning entries at all levels of competition include savings
bonds and/or conservation related items.
- All posters become the property of the SWCD, and may be used in displays
or other events throughout the state.
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SWCD FOR POSTER DEADLINES! |
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Soil and Water Conservation District in Maine
prohibit discrimination in the programs on the basis of race, color, national
origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, or marital or family status.
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