"What can YOU do to improve your watershed?"

Enter this contest to help your community, land, water and wallet!

Students in grades 7-12, YOU are invited to enter this contest by telling us what you could do to improve your watershed.  If chosen as one of the top ten entries by our community judges, YOU could WIN up to $1000 for yourself and your school!

Here are the contest's 6 simple steps.

1. A Watershed Ambassador can come to your class for a presentation on your local watershed and the Caring for our Watersheds (CFW) contest. (Optional) If your class is not involved we can also help you individually.

2. Students prepare their 1000 word proposal, answering the question "What can I do to improve my watershed?" working individually or in a team of up to 4 people.  (See Student Guide to Successful Proposal Writing under Publications)

3. Students will submit their proposal by Wednesday March 28^th, 2012.  All students who enter receive a prize!

4. Community judges will mark all proposals (using the Content Judging Guide-see resources) and will provide feedback.  The 10 proposals with the highest marks will be invited to compete in the Final Competition and Award Ceremony!  

 5. Students with the top 10 proposals will prepare a 5 minute verbal presentation on their idea to present at the Final Competition and Award Ceremony on May 5^th 2012 at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin.  Cheques to students and schools will be sent out immediately.
 
6. Everyone who entered the contest is eligible for up to $10,000 of matching funding to turn their ideas into reality!  (Optional)

More Help and Resources:

How the Caring for our Watersheds Contest Works PDF

Student Guide to Successful Proposal Writing PDF

Proposal Content Judging Guide PDF

 TEACHERS- Click Here for more contest information relevant to you.

Award Winning Program!

In 2011, Agrium was honoured to win an Emerald Award for the Caring for our Watersheds Contest!  If you are not familiar with the Emerald Awards, they are the Oscars for Environmental Action in Alberta.  You can watch the Caring for our Watershed video which was played just before we won!