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Check back this fall for the 2025 contest.
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.
There is a strong interconnectedness between forests, conservation, and our collective responsibility to safeguard these vital ecosystems.
The Caldwell-Travis SWCD Board is pleased to announce the 2024 Youth Poster and Essay Contests for the local District level. The contest theme is:
“May the Forest Be With You, Always!” .
These contests are open to all public, private, and homeschooled students residing within the Caldwell-Travis SWCD boundary.
This contest allows students to do their own research and make their original creation in response to the theme "May the Forest Be With You, Always!" which emphasizes the interconnectedness between forests, conservation, and our collective responsibility to safeguard these vital ecosystems.
Two contests are open to students residing within the Caldwell-Travis 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 2024 theme of May the Forest Be With You, Always!”.
The title May the Forest Be With You, Always!” must appear on the front of the poster. Posters must be submitted to Caldwell-Travis SWCD for local judging. This contest is open to students who reside within the Caldwell-Travis 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 2024 theme of May the Forest Be With You, Always!”.
The theme May the Forest Be With You, Always!” must appear in the essay title. Essays must be submitted to Caldwell-Travis SWCD for local judging. This contest is open to students who reside within the Caldwell-Travis 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 on Friday, November 17, 2023. Submission directions are on the essay and poster contest forms. Email CaldwellTravis@SWCD.Texas.gov for additional information.
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