National Association of Conservation Districts

Poster Contest

The annual National Conservation Poster Contest provides kindergarten through twelfth grade students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about soil, water and related natural resource issues through art. It also highlights the educational outreach efforts of conservation districts and their state conservation associations, auxiliaries and agencies. The poster contest theme follows the annual Stewardship theme. The contest is co-sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts and the NACD Auxiliary.

Each year, the poster contest starts at the district level. Individuals and teachers with questions regarding district contests should contact their local district. To locate your local district search our state directory. District winners advance to the state level. For questions regarding state competitions, districts should contact their state association. Finally, state winners advance to the National Contest. National winners are recognized each year at the NACD Annual Meeting.

Click on the links below for more information regarding the:

2008 Poster Contest Information

2007 Winners

2006 Winners

2005 Winners

2008 Poster Contest

The 2008 Poster contest theme is “Water is Life.” All states must submit their winning posters for the 2008 contest by December 1, 2008 to NACD National Poster Contest, Susan Schultz, 968 East 600 North, Greenfield, IN 46140.

Each entry must have the 2008 Contest Entry Form (linked below) filled out and signed by guardian or parent to be judged. All districts must fill out the District Form and include it with entries to area or state contests.

2008 Poster Contest Forms

• 2008 Rules and Eligibility | HTML | PDF |
  
  
• 2008 Entry Form  | PDF | WORD |
  
  
• 2008 District Form - Districts should submit this form with their posters entries to area or state contests.
  | PDF |

Other Useful Tools and Information

• Local Poster Contest Ideas  | PDF | WORD |
  
  
• 2008 Sample Promotion Flyer - This flyer can be modified for your local contest. | WORD |
  
  
• 2008 Poster Contest PowerPoint - Use this PowerPoint presentation to promote the 2008 “Water Is Life” Poster Contest. Be sure also to download the notes that go along with the presentation (linked below). The presentation is also adaptable for local speech and essay contests. | PPT | PDF |
  NOTE: The PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation above has notes included in the document. To view the notes, scroll over or click on the orange notes bubble in the upper left hand corner of the PDF.
  
  
• PowerPoint Presentation Notes | PDF |
  
  
• National Visual Arts Standards | PDF |

Questions about the 2008 poster contest? Contact Susan Schultz, NACD Stewardship & Education Coordinator at (317) 326-2952 or email stewardship@nacdnet.org.