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Each year through the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the conservation awards program provides competition and incentives to expand and improve conservation efforts, resource development, and increase the wise utilization of our renewable natural resources.
When animals, plants, and aquatic life have healthy habitats, it benefits us all by ensuring ecosystem stability, enhancing natural beauty, supporting clean air and water, and creating a resilient and sustainable environment.
The Bastrop County SWCD Board is pleased to announce the 2025 Youth Conservation Poster and Essay Contests for the local District level. The contest theme is:
"Home is Where the Habitat is.
These contests are open to all public, private, and homeschooled students residing within the Bastrop County SWCD boundary.
This contest allows students to do their own research and make their original creation in response to the theme “Home is Where the Habitat is”, which focuses on the vital role native habitats play in sustaining biodiversity, storing carbon, and protecting soil and water resources.
Two contests are open to students residing within the Bastrop County SWCD boundary...
Poster Contest:
Primary Division: Kindergarten through 2nd Grade.
Elementary Division: 3rd Grade through 6th Grade.
Essay Contest:
Junior Division: age 13 and under.
Senior Division: age 14 to 18 years old.
Forms for both contests are available in the links below.
Poster Contest (2 Divisions)
Primary Division: Kindergarten through 2nd Grade.
Elementary Division: 3rd Grade through 6th Grade.
Original posters should be drawn by hand and must address the 2025 theme of “Home is Where the Habitat is”.
The title “Home is Where the Habitat is” must appear on the front of the poster. Posters must be submitted to Bastrop County SWCD for local judging. This contest is open to youth residing within the Bastrop County SWCD. Students must be considered eligible under Texas University Interscholastic League eligibility requirements. Download the Poster Contest Form for complete details and entry instructions.
Essay Contest (2 Divisions)
Junior Division: age 13 and under. Maximum 300 words.
Senior Division: ages 14 to 18 years old. Maximum 500 words.
Original typed essays must address the 2025 theme of “Home is Where the Habitat is”.
The theme “Home is Where the Habitat is” must appear in the essay title. Essays must be submitted to Bastrop County SWCD for local judging. This contest is open to youth residing within the Bastrop County SWCD. Students must be considered eligible under Texas University Interscholastic League eligibility requirements. Download the Essay Contest Form for complete details and entry instructions.
The contest is now open for local submissions and closes at 4:30 PM, Friday, November 15, 2024. Submission directions are on the essay and poster contest forms. Email BastropCounty@SWCD.Texas.gov for additional information.
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