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Contest Information
Contest Information
Each year Conservation Districts of Iowa hold a Soil and Water Conservation Poster Contest.
This Competition is open to all students who are residents of Iowa from kindergarten through 12th grade. The winning poster then competes in the Regional contest. Sometimes teachers are so busy with their curriculum that they are unable to encourage students to compete, but students can compete individually as well as through their class. In addition, monetary awards will be given to the top posters submitted to the Jones SWCD.
For more information you can contact Jones SWCD office or go to the CDI web site for full details, click here.
2025 Winners
2025 Winners
This year theme was "Home is where the Habitat is". Jones SWCD received 88 posters from students across Jones County. We got so many great posters and the Judging was difficult. A big thank you to the teachers and schools that supported our contest and conservation education in the classroom. This years winners are shown below.
K-1st Division
K-1st Division
Midland Elementary 1st grader August Ahrendsen recieved $25 and a certificate for first place.
Left: Jones SWCD Commissioner Julie Orris presents the award to August Ahrendsen.
2-3rd Division
2-3rd Division
Olin Elementary 3rd grader Nathan Shoaff received $25 for first place.
Left: Nathan Shoaff and poster.
4-6th Division
4-6th Division
Olin Elementary 6th greader Lilly Carnicle received $25 for first place.
Left: Lilly Carnicle and poster.
7-9th Division
7-9th Division
Anamosa 8th grader Terra Williams received $25 and a certificate for first place.
Left: Jones SWCD Commissioner Mary Melchert presents the award to Tessa Williams.
2024 Winners
2024 Winners
News Release -Jones SWCD State and Regional Poster Contest Winners.docxLeft: Jones SWCD Commissioner Janine Sulzner presents Regional winner Easton Skinner a $35 cash award and certificate. Earlier this year, Jones SWCD awarded Easton $25 for first place in Jones County (2nd-3rd grade division).
Left: Jones SWCD Commissioner Janine Sulzner presented Regional and State winner Adrianna Ames with certificates and two cash awards. Adrianna received $35 for first place in the regional competition and $50 as state winner. Earlier this year, Jones SWCD awarded her $25 for first place in Jones County (7-9th grade division). Her poster will move on to the national competition.
Each year Conservation Districts of Iowa hold a Soil and Water Conservation Poster Contest. The 2024 contest theme is "May the Forrest Be With You Always". Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company and the Auxiliary of the Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) co-sponsored the Soil and Water Conservation Poster Contest.
Competition is open to all students who are residents of Iowa from kindergarten through 12th grade. The winning poster then competes in the Regional contest. Sometimes teachers are so busy with their curriculum that they are unable to encourage students to compete, but students can compete individually as well as through their class. In addition, monetary awards will be given to the top posters submitted to the Jones SWCD.
For more information you can contact Jones SWCD office or go to the CDI web site for full details, click here.
Above: Jones Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners Julie Orris and Janine Sulzner presented $25 to first place winners Wyatt Inglis; kindergarten, Easton Skinner; third grade and Cassandra Hayden, sixth grade. Pictured from left, Orris, Inglis, Skinner, Hayden and Sulzner.
Poster-Contest-handout-2024 -Janine Sulzner.pdf
Jones SWCD Commissioner Janine Sulzner awarded Adriana Ames $25 for first place in the seventh through ninth grade divison.
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