Celebrate Stewardship Week April 27 - May 4, 2025

Home is Where the Habitat Is

Held annually since 1955 from the last Sunday in April through the first Sunday in May, Stewardship Week unites communities in celebrating and protecting our natural resources.  Conservation districts and their partners host workshops, field visits and community events to promote soil health, water quality and pollinator habits. 

Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to announce the 2025 Stewardship Poster Contest!  This year, the stewardship theme highlights the essential role that both natural and managed habitats play in supporting biodiversity and maintaining ecological balance.  The theme, “Home is Where the Habitat Is”, celebrates 70 years of Stewardship Week.

NACD's Stewardship Poster Contest gives K-12 students an opportunity to share their talents and a stewardship message, and a chance to have their artwork displayed nationally. Cash prizes are awarded for First Place posters. The contest begins at the local Conservation District level, and advances to the state and national levels. 

The deadline for submission to the Local Poster Contest is May 16th, 2025. 

Bring or mail Posters to Wasco Soil and Water Conservation District at 2325 River Rd. Suite 3, The Dalles 97058 (next door to N. Wasco PUD), or you can arrange to have us pick them up at your school.

Conservation Districts throughout Oregon are invited to submit their first place posters to the state-level Poster Contest.

Wasco SWCD will be hosting the state-level contest on our website.

First place posters at the state level will receive a prize and the opportunity to continue to the national contest!

The National Poster Contest will be held at the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Annual Meeting in February 2026. 

The national contest awards cash prizes to the top three posters in each category; First-place $200.00,  Second-place $150.00,  Third-place $100.00.

All poster submissions must be sponsored by a local conservation district.    

Questions can be directed to wasco@wascoswcd.org.

Contest Information can also be found at:  Contests - NACD (nacdnet.org)

Stewardship Week free educational materials are available as a download directly from the NACD website:  https://www.nacdnet.org/store/ or order from Wasco County SWCD by April 18th to receive in time for Stewardship Week.