Local Students Win Conservation Poster Contest with Creative Drawings

The South Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) is excited to announce the regional winner of the NACD Poster Contest. She is Emma Patterson, sixth grader at Mary Lynch Public schools, in Kimball, Nebraska.

"We're excited to see Mary Lynch Elementary participate this year," said Donald Davis, Information and Education Coordinator of the South Platte NRD. "The students impressed us with their skill and creative ideas put to paper. It was fun to see how they approached the theme of the contest."

This year, the poster contest theme is "We All Need Trees". Different grade levels are grouped together from Kindergarten through 12th grade. One winner is selected in every division. Each division is K-1; 2-3; 4-6; 7-9; 10-12. Those winners are sent to the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts state competition. The state winners are then selected to compete at the national competition in Greenfield, Indiana.

Typically, teachers bring the poster contest to their classrooms and encourage their students to compete. But if individual students want to participate outside of the classroom, contact your local Natural Resources District for information. All students K – 12 are welcome to compete.