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2017 NACD/Auxiliary Photo Contest

Deadline: December 1, 2017

2017 NACD Poster Contest

Deadline: March 24, 2017

Excellent photography can communicate volumes. To recognize individuals who use this tool effectively and creatively, NACD and NACD Auxiliary joined forces to host an annual Photo Contest. The contest is open to all amateur photographers who reside in the U.S. or its territories. Contestants are allowed to enter as many as five photos each year that each fit into one of the following four categories: Conservation Practices, Close-up Conservation, Conservation in Action, or Agriculture and Conservation Across America. Click here to view examples for each of the categories.

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Photos are judged on technical merit and composition. On technical merit, photos will be judged on whether they are well-framed, properly exposed, and sharp/clear. On composition, the photos will be judged on imagination and creativity. One winner will be selected for each category and age division (adults are 19 and older as of December 1, 2017.) Each first place winner at the national level will receive a $100 cash prize. Second place winners will receive $50. These cash awards are made possible by the NACD Auxiliary’s quilt project proceeds and the Albert I. Pierce Foundation. Honorable mention award winners will also be selected for each category, but will not receive a monetary award.

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Photos for the 2017 Photo Contest must be submitted by December 1, 2017 to NACD. If you have any questions, please contact NACD by email at stewardship@nacdnet.org.

The annual NACD and NACD Auxiliary Poster Contest provides students from kindergarten through 12th grade the chance to have their art displayed as part of a national conservation outreach initiative. Each year, the winning posters reflect NACD’s annual Stewardship theme, and highlight the work of conservation districts and their state conservation associations, auxiliaries, and agencies to protect and enhance natural resources. The contest starts at the district level; winners advance to the state level, and then to the national level, where they receive recognition at NACD’s annual meeting.

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The poster contest is open to public, private, and home-schooled students. For more information on the competition requirements, click here, and remember that your local and state participation rules may differ from the national rules. The top three posters in each category of the national contest will receive monetary prizes. First place winners will receive $200; second place winners will receive $150; and third place winners will receive $100. The NACD Auxiliary, through their quilt project proceeds and the Albert I. Pierce Foundation, sponsor prizes at the national level.

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If you have any questions, contact NACD at stewardship@nacdnet.org.

Calendar Contest

"From the Farm to You"

Deadline May 1, 2017

"From the Farm to You" calendar will feature pictures drawn by Iowa students. Draw a picture that shows products that are made from Iowa's commodities. The picture can be a scene or a grouping of items.

 

- Use only black lines on plain white paper - 8 1/2" by 11".

(Do not fold.)

- Do not color the picture.

- 13 pictures will be selected.

 

Open to all Iowa students (homeschool, public, private), grades K-12.

 

Please fill out the label and attach to the back of your picture and mail to:

 

Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Henry A. Wallace Building

502 East 9th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

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