Apr 5, 2017 2 min read

Greene County Conservation District is holding a poster contest open to Greene County students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

The district will also offer a coloring contest to any child that is pre-kindergarten age and enrolled in preschool or lives in Greene County.

Posters will be judged in four categories: kindergarten and first-graders, second- and third-graders, fourth- through sixth-graders and seventh- and eighth-graders.

The top three entrants in each category will receive a cash prize, with first place winning $100, second place $75 and third place $50. The first-place poster from each category will advance to a statewide contest.

The theme is “Healthy Soils are Full of Life.” Posters may be completed in school or at home, but must be the work of an individual student. Entries will be judged on their conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality and universal appeal.

More information about this year’s theme, including free educational resources for students, teachers and parents may be found on the National Association of Conservation Districts’ website at www.nacdnet.org/general-resources/stewardship-and-education-materials/2017-healthy-soils, or by contacting the Greene County Conservation District.

The coloring contest will feature Sammy Soil from USDA’s “The Adventures of Sammy Soil” coloring book designed by Melanie Sanderson and adapted from the “Sammy Soil” story by Ernest H. Whitaker and Sandra L. Purdue.

For a copy of the contest picture, contact the district or download the coloring page at www.co.greene.pa.us.

The picture will also be available at preschools within the county.

Winners of the coloring contest will receive a bike and helmet.

Entries should be submitted to Greene County Conservation District, 22 W. High St., Suite 204, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Posters must be received by Friday, April 21.

For more information about the contest or complete rules, contact the conservation district at 724-852-5278.