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Attention local garden clubs, teachers, collaborators, and USDA Forest Service employees! Here is what you and your students can do to help the environment: We're inviting 1st through 5th grade students to demonstrate through original drawings of Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl their understanding of fire prevention and basic environmental conservation principles. Smokey Bear is recognized nationally and internationally as the symbol for fire prevention. You've seen him dressed in a ranger's hat and blue jeans and carrying a shovel. The original Smokey Bear appeared in 1944. Smokey's message, "Remember, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires," is one that children have heard for many years. It encourages personal responsibility for fire prevention. Smokey Bear teaches children and adults to be careful with campfires, barbecues, trash fires, and matches.
Woodsy Owl is America's icon for the conservation of the environment. Since 1971, Woodsy has been helping parents and teachers inspire children to observe, explore, and care for the environment. He challenges children to "Lend a Hand—Care for the Land!"
The Grand Prize National Poster Contest Winner will win a free round trip airfare and accommodations for four to Washington, DC. A $100 U.S. Savings Bond will also be awarded to the First Place National Winners from each grade level.
Download complete rules and application here. Posters should be submitted to your District Chair by December 1 and then to State Chairman Lonnie Sutton on or before January 15:
Lonnie Sutton © 2012 by the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. |
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