Lower Trent Conservation has expanded its Caring for Our Watersheds contest to all schools located within its watershed region.
Sixteen additional schools are now eligible to participate in the contest with the chance to win $4,500 in cash prizes.
The Caring for Our Watersheds contest is an environmental contest of Agrium Inc., a global retail supplier of agricultural products and services, and delivered locally by Lower Trent Conservation. Students in Grade 7, 8 and 9 submit a proposal that answers the question, “What can you do to improve your watershed?” The students are encouraged to identify a local environmental concern and come up with a realistic solution. Six finalists are selected to present their ideas to a panel of judges where cash prizes of up to $1,000 are awarded to the students and their schools.
“We are encouraging more schools to get involved,” says Marilyn Bucholtz, LTC Communications & Outreach Coordinator. “Schools are winners too as matching cash prizes are awarded to the schools of the top six finalists.”
The contest was brought to the Lower Trent Conservation watershed region several years ago by former Agrium CEO, Mike Wilson, as he wanted youth from his hometown of Campbellford to have the opportunity to participate in the contest.
After launching the program in Campbellford in 2011, Brighton schools were invited to participate in 2012 with the support of the Agrium Advanced Technologies office located in Brighton.
With the expansion of the Caring for Our Watersheds contest across the entire Lower Trent Conservation watershed region, schools from Grafton, Colborne, Brighton, Frankford, Trenton, Bayside, Batawa, Stirling, Campbellford, Hastings, Warkworth, and Roseneath are now eligible to participate in the contest.
The contest deadline for student’s proposals is March 31, 2015, with the final event being held on April 22, 2015 where the top six finalist and their schools will be awarded cash prizes.
For more information about the contest contact Ashley Jackson, Education & Outreach Technician at Lower Trent Conservation or visit the Lower Trent Conservation website www.ltc.on.ca