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Please appropriate category ___K-1 ___ 2-3 ___ 4-6 __ 7-9 ___10-12

STUDENT

Name

Address

City State Zip

Phone ( ) E-mail ____________________________

Parents or Guardian Name (printed)

Signature of parent or guardian allowing NACD/District to utilize the poster

for educational or promotional purposes:

Date

Grade ______ Age

SCHOOL

Teacher

School Name

Address Phone (__ )

City State Zip

E-mail address

CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Name St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District

Contact Rick Glassman Title Environmental Education Coordinator

Address 5605 US 31 South, Ste 4 Phone (574

) 291-7444, ext 3

City South Bend State IN Zip 46614

E-mail Address richard.glassman@in.nacdnet.net

St. Joseph County SWCD

Poster Contest Entry FormAttach to back of poster * * * * * *

2010 St. Joseph County SWCD

Conservation Poster Contest

Posters are due/delivered to the SWCD officeby Friday, April 9, 2010, no later than 3:30 PM

Questions: Contact Rick Glassman by e-mail:richard.glassman@in.nacdnet.net

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The Poster contest is open to all students in grades K-12.Students in public, private or home school.

Who Can Participate ?

_________St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District

Why Participate ?

Designing a poster and researching the theme, can giveyou a voice in your community on important conservationissues. Good posters tell important stories to present andfuture generations. Posters capture peoples attentionwith a powerful graphic and inspire with a message to

your community.

Information ResourcesYou will want to learn all you can about the importance of habitat

in your community and in your backyard. You can find resources atyour school or public library, science books, local newspapers, naturecenters and from the NACD websitewww.nacdnet.orgStewardship &Education section.

With assistance from your teacher or parents the internet can alsoprovide information on the importance of habitat. Ask your teacherabout other possible resources in your community. Also be sure tocontact your local conservation district who can direct you to localprojects or other resources.

There is much to learn about habitat. To learn more about habitatvisit the above link for NACD as well as these other good resources.Backyard Conservationhttp://www.nacdnet.org/education/backyard/

National Wildlife Federation (backyard, school, community)http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/

Pollinator Guides

http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm

NACD Stewardship has been celebrated every year since1955. To learn more about NACD visit www.nacdnet.org.

National Visual Art StandardsDesigning a poster meets many of the national visual artstandards. You can find the list of the standards byvisiting www.nacdnet.orgStewardship & EducationPoster contest section.

Rules

The 2010 Stewardship title "Conservation Habits = HealthyHabitats" must be on your poster.

Any media may be used to create a flat or two dimensionaleffects (paint, marker, crayon, charcoal or other material).

Poster size must be between 8.5" x 11" and 22" x 28".

Posters should be packaged so they remain flat when sent forjudging.

All posters must be created by an individual student rather than

a team of students.

Poster Evaluations

Posters will be judged by the SWCD staff and board ofsupervisors.

The posters will be evaluated on the following criteria:conservation message (50%); visual effectiveness (30%);originality (10%); and universal appeal (10%)

Local Winners will be notified during the week of April 19-23,2010.

All posters except the 1st place winning entries will be returned

to the respective schools for display after judging, during theweek of April 19-23, 2010.

Prizes

Local Prize: All participating classes will receive free

conservation trees during the week of April 19-23, 2010. Thetrees will be delivered to the school, however, it will be theresponsibility of the school to plant and care for the trees.

State Competition: The first place winners in each age-bracket will be sent to the State Competition in August.

National Competition: State winners will be eligible for

NACD National Poster Contest and prizes. Visitwww.nacdnet.org

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