The NACD Stewardship and Education Committee is excited to announce the 2023 Poster Contest and Stewardship Week theme: “One Water.”
The 68th Annual Stewardship Week will take place from April 30-May 7, 2023.
For more information, visit the Stewardship Program webpage.
But what is a watershed? A watershed is an area of land that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, eventually leading to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean. Those bodies of water are all connected, so every drop that falls becomes part of one water.
Watersheds can be any size and usually have some high points of land like hills, mountains, or ridges. When rain, sleet, or snow falls to the ground, the precipitation runs from those higher points to the lower points. Gravity pulls the water downhill until it reaches a body of water. If the land in the watershed is steep, the water usually runs off into rivers or streams. If the land in the watershed is level, the water will slowly flow into lakes or ponds, or seep into the soil and add to groundwater. If the watershed is close to the ocean, then tidal marshes, estuaries, and wetlands will be part of the watershed. From the top of the mountain all the way to the coast, it is all one water.
Have you ever watched it rain? The raindrops fall on the ground and flow through the soil. Water soaks through the soil until it reaches groundwater, which is water that moves through spaces in soil and rock underground. A lot of the water we use and drink every day comes from water in the ground. As it rains and the water runs off, it collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans and then returns to the atmosphere to fall as rain somewhere else. All land across the entire earth is made up of watersheds. We all live in a watershed. We share the water in our watershed with other people, with animals, and with plants because… it is all one water.
Watersheds can be any size and usually have some high points of land like hills, mountains, or ridges. When rain, sleet, or snow falls to the ground, the precipitation runs from those higher points to the lower points. Gravity pulls the water downhill until it reaches a body of water. If the land in the watershed is steep, the water usually runs off into rivers or streams. If the land in the watershed is level, the water will slowly flow into lakes or ponds, or seep into the soil and add to groundwater. If the watershed is close to the ocean, then tidal marshes, estuaries, and wetlands will be part of the watershed. From the top of the mountain all the way to the coast, it is all one water.
Have you ever watched it rain? The raindrops fall on the ground and flow through the soil. Water soaks through the soil until it reaches groundwater, which is water that moves through spaces in soil and rock underground. A lot of the water we use and drink every day comes from water in the ground. As it rains and the water runs off, it collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans and then returns to the atmosphere to fall as rain somewhere else. All land across the entire earth is made up of watersheds. We all live in a watershed. We share the water in our watershed with other people, with animals, and with plants because… it is all one water.
Please submit posters to :
Columbia County Conservation District
702 Sawmill Road, Suite 103
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
FINAL DAY FOR SUBMISSION IS APRIL 21, 2023!
County-Level Prizes
PRIZES will be awarded in each of the five grade categories ranging
from kindergarten to high school.
Grade Categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 & 10-12.
1st Place - $30 2nd Place - $25 3rd Place - $20
4th Place - $15 5th Place - $10
All poster contest participants will receive a certificate
for 12 ears of Farmer Moofy’s sweet corn!
Thank you to Farmer Moofy for sponsoring the contest again this year!
For additional education resources on this year’s poster theme,
visit NACD’s website at: www.nacdnet.org
Columbia County Conservation District
702 Sawmill Road, Suite 103
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
FINAL DAY FOR SUBMISSION IS APRIL 21, 2023!
County-Level Prizes
PRIZES will be awarded in each of the five grade categories ranging
from kindergarten to high school.
Grade Categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 & 10-12.
1st Place - $30 2nd Place - $25 3rd Place - $20
4th Place - $15 5th Place - $10
All poster contest participants will receive a certificate
for 12 ears of Farmer Moofy’s sweet corn!
Thank you to Farmer Moofy for sponsoring the contest again this year!
For additional education resources on this year’s poster theme,
visit NACD’s website at: www.nacdnet.org
Thank you for participating and good luck in 2023!
Philip Polstra, center, was announced as the Pennsylvania State Winner in the 7th through 9th grade division of the PACD Earth Day Poster Contest. Philip is currently an 8th grade student at Bloomsburg Christian School. He is seen here with his teacher Josh Greene, and school administrator Pastor Sean Stouffer.