Elk Conservation District announces their Annual Conservation Photo Contest for amateur photographers in Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster Counties. The contest is part of the WV Association of Conservation District Supervisors Conservation Photo Contest and the National Association of Conservation Districts Conservation Photo Contest.

There are four main categories for photos:  Conservation Practices, Close-Up Conservation, Conservation in Action & Conservation across America.  All photos submitted must be taken in West Virginia.

Black and white prints, color prints, color slides and prints from digital photos are all acceptable and will be judged together.  Photos must be 8” x 10”.  Judges prefer that photos not be matted or framed. A completed entry form must accompany each photo.  Note that photos will not be returned.  Photographs will be judged on technical merit, composition and creativity.

ECD contest deadline is June 25, 2018.  To obtain an entry form, or for more information, contact Elk Conservation District Office at 740 Airport Rd., Sutton, WV  26601, call 304-765-2535, email ecd@wvca.us, see the district website at http://www.wvca.us/districts/ecd.cfm, or the District’s Facebook page.   Elk CD serves Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties.

The Elk Conservation District also invites all school age children to participate in a national conservation poster contest sponsored by the Nation Association of Conservation Districts.  Anyone child who wishes to participate may do so. All posters must be received by May .  Winners will receive t-shirts.

Theme for 2018 is “Watersheds: Our Water, Our Home”

• What is a watershed?
• How does water flow in a watershed?
• What lives in watersheds?
• The importance of clean water
• Watershed conservation

The judging will be based on the entry’s conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality and universal appeal.  All posters created by kindergarten through twelfth graders will be entered in local competition and will be considered.

Grade categories:  K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12.

Poster size for K-6 is half sheet or 14” x 22”.

Poster size for 7-12 is full sheet or 22” x 28”.

The 2018 Stewardship title “Watersheds: Our Water, Our Home” must be on the front of the poster.  No other title is to be used.

Any media may be used to create a flat or two dimensional effect (paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, paper or other materials). Back of each poster MUST have student’s name, grade level, teacher’s name and school. Entries must be submitted to the Elk Conservation District no later than May 1, 2018 to be eligible.

For more information about the poster contest, contact Elk Conservation District Office at 740 Airport Rd., Sutton, WV  26601, call 304-765-2535, email ecd@wvca.us, see the district website at http://www.wvca.us/districts/ecd.cfm, or the District’s Facebook page.  Elk CD serves Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties.