ANNUAL POSTER AND ESSAY CONTESTs

Conservation districts see this connection every day. Working alongside farmers, ranchers, landowners, schools, and communities, districts help protect local watersheds through voluntary, locally led conservation. Their efforts improve water quality, reduce runoff, restore streambanks and wetlands, and keep our natural resources healthy.

For students, this theme offers an opportunity to discover the incredible path water takes through the water cycle and across the landscape. From mountain streams and rivers to wetlands, lakes, estuaries, and the sea, every lesson explores another step along the way while demonstrating the important role each of us plays in protecting our water resources. 

The 2027 Stewardship Week educational materials will explore watersheds, the water cycle, and the connections between healthy soils, forests, agriculture, wildlife habitat, urban conservation, and the many ways conservation districts help safeguard our nation's water resources. Stay tuned through the fall as our educational materials are released as downloads and printables.

No matter where you call home, water connects us all. From the smallest headwater stream to the open sea, every action we take helps shape its journey, because From Source to Sea, Every Drop Has a Journey. 

Congratulations to our Past Winners!!!

2025 3rd-6th Grade Poster Winner

Congratulations to Ritwik Manam for winning first place poster, 3rd-6th grade division, in the John D. Wells Conservation Awards Contest!  His entry was based on the theme "Home Is Where the Habitat Is".