Water & Wildlife - Carrot River Watershed
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Water & Wildlife - Carrot River Watershed
Student’s Name:___________________________ Student’s Age:_______________ Grade:______________ Name of School:_________________________________ Teacher’s Name:___________________________ To be completed by a parent or guardian: Parent/Guardian Name:_______________________________ Phone Number: ________________________ I hereby give permission for (child’s name)__________________________________ to participate in the Saskatchewan Association of Watershed’s Annual poster contest. I have read and understand the contest details on the back of this page. Parent Signature (required): ________________________________ Please use the space below to briefly explain your poster. Water & Wildlife _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ For more information, contact Lynne Roszell, PAg Carrot River Valley Watershed Association 306-752-1270 crwatershed@gmail.com Carrot River Valley Watershed Association and Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds “Water and Wildlife” Poster Contest Thank you for expressing interest in the Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds Annual Poster Contest! The Carrot River Watershed in which you live is one of 10 provincial watershed associations participating in this year’s contest. The Carrot River Valley Watershed Association (CRVWA) will be providing prizes for the top 3 local winners within our watershed. The 1st place winner’s poster within our watershed will then be judged at the provincial level against the top posters from the other 9 watersheds for the chance to win the provincial grand prize – a $1000 Cabela’s gift card! Prizes will be awarded as follows, with no substitutions: Grand Prize (Provincially) - $1000 Cabela’s gift card Locally: First Prize—Backpack and CRVWA merchandise, 10 Punch Swim Pass at Northern Lights Palace Pool (approximate value of $100) Second Prize—Backpack and CRVWA merchandise, Bowling Pass at Melfort Bowl (approximate value of $75) Third Prize—Backpack and CRVWA merchandise (approximate value of $50) Possible topics for your poster: How does wildlife interact with our water? How does the health of the water in our environment affect wildlife? What types of wildlife live in our watershed? Why is water important for wildlife? What lives in and around our surface water? Be creative! Contest details: 1. Contest is open to youth in grades 5, 6 and 7 that attend school within the Carrot River Watershed. A list of eligible schools is available from the CRVWA office. All entries should reflect the theme “Water & Wildlife” 2. Formatting guidelines: Artwork must be 100% hand-drawn on a 8½’’ X 11’’ white piece of paper. Any medium may be used but please refrain from using yellow/white/light colours (as top posters are scanned and blown up for judging at the provincial level in order to select the provincial grand prize winner). 3. Posters will be judged based on the following criteria: Knowledge and information presented within the poster is accurate (i.e. shows the student’s understanding of the topic). The artwork demonstrates an appreciation of water & wildlife. General artistic ability and creativity. 4. All posters are to be mailed or hand delivered to : Carrot River Valley Watershed Association 202 Main Street or PO Box 40 Melfort, SK S0E 1A0 5. All entries must be received before 5pm on Thursday, March 19, 2015, which is the closing date of the contest. 6. All entries become property of the Carrot River Valley Watershed Association, and may be used in promotional materials, newsletters, website, etc. in the future. 7. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of the local contest agree to have their name and poster published in CRVWA newsletters, crwatershed.ca, Facebook and Twitter. 8. Parent permission is required on all entries, and the Poster Contest Details sheet must be completed and attached to each entry. Only one entry per child. 9. Judges at the local level will be CRVWA staff and board members. The decision of the judges is final. All winners will be notified by telephone.