Mar 15, 2018 2 min read

The Greene County Conservation District is holding a poster and coloring contest for Greene County children ages pre-K to eighth grade in celebration of Soil and Water Conservation Week.

“Watersheds: Our Water, Our Home,” is the theme for this year’s Soil and Conservation Week, held April 29 to May 5. The National Association of Conservation Districts has free educational resources and activities on this year’s theme at www.nacdnet.org.

The poster contest is open to all Greene County students in K-eighth grade enrolled in public, private and home schools. The top three entrants in each category will receive cash prizes, with the first-place poster from each category advancing to a statewide contest later this year.

The coloring contest is open to all Greene County pre-K children, with the top three entrants receiving new bicycles and helmets as prizes. Coloring pages can be found online at www.co.greene.pa.us/gccd or at the Conservation District.

Entries for both contests may be mailed or hand delivered to the Greene County Conservation District at 22 West High Street Suite 204, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Entries must be received by April 6 to be eligible.

For information about the contests and for complete rules, call the Conservation District at 724-852-5278.