NJ Conservation Poster Contest

Thank you for your interest in the NJ Conservation Poster Contest!
The 2019 Contest Theme is: Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper
Entries will be due by 4pm March 22, 2019
CLICK HERE for a
brochure and entry form,
or call the MCSCD at 609-586-9603

Who Can Participate?
All students in grades 2 - 12. Public, private, home schooled and youth groups included.

Why Participate?
To spread the word about the importance of conserving our natural resources
To show how conservation can make a difference for all of us!
To celebrate National Stewardship Week (usually the last week in April) sponsored by the National Assocation of Conservation Districts
To win prizes and recognition for your school

2018 "Watersheds - Our Water, Our Home" Winners Announced - May 1, 2018

Click here for a list of winners

2017 "Healthy Soils are Full of Life" Winners Announced - May 1, 2017

Click here for a list of winners

2016 "All We Need is Trees" Winners Announced - May 2, 2016

Click here for a brief article with a list of winners

2015 "Local Heroes....Your Hardworking Pollinators" Winners Announced - May 1, 2015

Click here for a brief article with a list of winners

2014 "Dig Deeper: Mysteries in the Soil" Winners Announced! - May 1, 2014

Click here for a brief article with a list of winners

Click here for photos of the winning entries

 

Announcing... 2013 Poster Contest Winners for Mercer County! (click here)

Mercer County poster contest winners also take prizes at the
State and National levels!

(see below for a full list of local district winners in 2012)

We are pleased to announce that two of our 2012 first place local winners also did very well at the STATE and NATIONAL competitions! Tiffany Fang (10th grade) earned first place for her grade category in NJ, plus overall State Grand Champion. Tiffany also took second place in the national competition, sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts! Julia Ku (8th grade) earned first place in the state-level competition, plus first place in the national competition. Great job Tiffany and Julia!

"Soil To Spoon" 2012 Poster Contest Winners for Mercer County

10th - 12th Grade, First Place: Tiffany Fang, Princeton. Also selected as the State Grand Champion. 10th - 12th Grade, Second Place: Heenal Patel, Hightstown.
   
7th - 9th Grade, First Place: Julia Ku, Princeton Junction. 7th - 9th Grade, Second Place: Carrie Lin, Princeton.
   
4th - 6th Grade, First Place: Sindhu Inala, East Windsor. 4th - 6th Grade, Second Place: Olivia Rist, Princeton.
   
2nd - 3rd Grade, First Place: Yarik Poznyak, Lawrenceville. 2nd - 3rd Grade, Second Place: Rebekah Gaudino, Lawrenceville.
   

 

 

"Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats" 2010 Poster Contest Winners

   
7th - 9th Grade, First Place: Yanjie Qiu, Grover Middle School, Princeton Junction 7th - 9th Grade, Second Place: Mimi Fang, West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South, Princeton Junction
   
4th - 6th Grade, First Place: Sophia Cai, Princeton Charter School, Princeton 4th - 6th Grade, Second Place: Michelle Ancil, Timberlane Middle School, Pennington
   
2nd - 3rd Grade, First Place: Bernabe Lugo, Grant Elementary, Trenton 2nd - 3rd Grade, Second Place: Angel Chaj, Grant Elementary, Trenton
   

 

"Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" 2009 Poster Contest Winners

The Mercer County Soil Conservation District is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 NJ Conservation Poster Contest for Mercer County. This year's theme was "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil". The winners' names are shown in the photo caption for their posters below. The first place entries were forwarded on to the state level competition.

Above: 2009 First Place entry for the 4th - 6th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Tammy Wei, West Windsor. Tammy also earned Second Place in the State level contest! Above: 2009 Second Place entry for the 4th - 6th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Eric Zhang, Princeton.
   
Above: 2009 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Ziyi Zong, Princeton Junction. Ziyi also earned Third Place in the State level contest! Above: 2009 Second Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Mimi Fang, Princeton.
   
Above: 2009 First Place entry for the 10th - 12th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Angela Ren, Princeton. Angela also earned Second Place in the State level contest! Above: 2009 Second Place entry for the 10th - 12th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alan Fang, Princeton.
   


 

2008 Mercer County Conservation Poster Contest Winners

Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 2nd - 3rd grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Kasper Kasabach, Trenton. Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Isaac Howell, Princeton.
Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 4th - 6th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Mimi Fang, West Windsor. Above: 2008 First Place entry for the 10th - 12th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alan Fang, West Windsor.

 

Above: 2007 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alicia Feng. She is a West Windsor resident who attends Community Middle School in Plainsboro. Alicia was also selected as the "State Grand Champion" for New Jersey and she won First Place in the National Competition.

 

Above: 2006 First Place entry for the 7th - 9th grade poster contest in Mercer County, by Alan Fang of Thomas Grover Middle School in West Windsor.

 

Above: 2006 First Place entry for the 10th - 12th grade bumper sticker contest in Mercer County, by Anne Kirwan, of Stuart Country Day School in Princeton.

 

Above: The 2004 State Grand Champion Bumper Sticker created by Grace Liu of Holmdel High School

 

Below: 2004 First Place poster in the 7th - 9th grade category of the Mercer County contest, by Kyle Czepiel, Ewing, NJ
Below: 2004 Second Place poster in the 7th - 9th grade category of the Mercer County contest, by Charlene Seto, West Windsor, NJ

 

 
NJ Conservation Poster Contest