Press Release
100547 Airport Rd, PO Box 280 Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0280
PH: 308-632-2749 FAX: 308-632-4346 www.npnrd.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 25, 2014
Contact: David Wolf at 308-632-2749

NRD Poster Contest Promotes Soil Conservation

The North Platte Natural Resources District is once again conducting its annual Conservation Poster Contest. This 2014 theme is “Dig Deeper: Mysteries in the Soil” and the entry deadline is Friday, Nov. 14. Posters can depict ways to save water in western Nebraska and protect it for future generations. Contest coordinator David Wolf explains how important soil is to western Nebraska. “We talk a lot about how important clean water is for our health, but healthy soil is just as important.” Wolf said. “It is amazing the ecosystems you can find in a bucket full of dirt.”

Last year, Bayard Elementary student Cambree Schmaltz won the state contest and represented Nebraska at the national contest. Wolf hopes more students participate this year. Home schools, daycares, church groups, and other youth organizations are also welcome to gets the kids interested in the poster contest, and they are welcome to submit entries. Wolf is available to present to your youth group.

The contest is open to all K-8 students in Banner, Garden, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, and southern Sioux Counties. First, second and third place winners in each of the four age divisions (Grades K-1; 2-3; 4-6, and 7-8) will receive a cash prize, media recognition and be featured on the NPNRD’s website. Entry deadline is November 14, 2014.

Poster size must be no smaller than 8.5” by 11” or no larger than 22” by 28” and originally designed and completed by the entrant. All submitted posters must include the entrant’s full name, age, grade, and school, address and phone number on the back.

Poster entries can be mailed to: North Platte NRD Poster Contest, P.O. Box 280, Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0280 or dropped off at the NPNRD office, 100547 Airport Road, Scottsbluff. For complete rules, and more information, visit the NPNRD website at http://www.npnrd.org/poster-contest/ or contact Wolf at (308) 632-2749.