a "Lake Erie Starts Here" 2016
poster contest for students
K-12. Submissions are due to
the Cuyahoga Soil & Water
Conservation District's offi ce by
November 11. First-place poster
in each grade-band level will
win $50. For more information,
contest rules and an entry
form, contact Amy Roskilly at
216.524.6580, ext. 22, aroskilly@
cuyahogaswcd.org or visit www.
cuyahogaswcd.org/programs/
lake-erie-starts-here.
contest provides K-12 students
the chance to develop and share
their thoughts and ideas about
natural resource issues. Students
are encouraged to use the poster
to creatively express their ideas
on how conservation improves
the environment. Teachers may
use this contest to correlate with
National Visual Arts standards
for all grades and it's a great
way for teachers to instill in their
students an appreciation for the
environment and an awareness
of the need to protect our water
resources. Students may consider
researching any of the follow-
ing topics: urban water cycle,
watersheds, storm-water runoff ,
storm-water pollution, etc.
is to advocate and implement
best management practices
for conservation of land and
aquatic resources in a devel-
oped environment through
education, stewardship and
technical assistance.
servation education specialist
at 216.524.6580, ext. 22 or
aroskilly@cuyahogaswcd.org.
Esther Spott