Statewide Poster and Poetry/Prose Exhibit: "Conserving and Protecting the Land of Lincoln!"
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency invites fifth and sixth grade students to participate in the annual Environmental Pathways statewide poster and poetry/prose exhibit. The theme of the 2010 event will be "Conserving and Protecting the Land of Lincoln!" focusing on the importance of conserving and protecting our land resources. We ask that teachers use our educational packet, "Environmental Pathways - Youth Investigating Pollution Issues in Illinois," in your classroom during the month of January. Entries must be postmarked before or on February 8, 2010. Students whose works have been chosen for the exhibit, together with their parents and teachers, will be invited to an awards reception in Springfield. The finalists will receive certificates and ribbons. Twelve students (six in each category) will be given special recognition and will each receive a $50 savings bond and an environmental reference book for his or her school's library. Following the recognition reception, the works will remain on display at the Illinois EPA April 6 through May 4.For more information, please call Kristi Morris-Richards at (217) 558-7198 or go to our website http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/teachers/contest/index.html.