The annual National Association of Conservation District’s National Conservation Poster Contest provides kindergarten through 12th-grade students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about soil, water and related natural resource issues through art. It also highlights the educational outreach efforts of conservation districts and their state conservation associations, auxiliaries and agencies. The poster contest theme follows the annual Stewardship theme. The contest is co-sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts and the NACD Auxiliary in cooperation with the Washington County Soil Conservation District in Maryland.

Each year, the poster contest starts at the district level. District winners then advance to the state level. Finally, state winners advance to the National Contest.

Artwork entered into the national competition is judged at a local conservation district-sponsored poster contest and a state conservation association- or state auxiliary-sponsored contest.

One poster from each of the following grade categories advances at each level: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The winners for the Adams County Soil & Water Conservation District Poster Contest are as follows:

Kindergarten – first grade:

First place — Samantha Montgomery, first grade, ACCS

Second place — Brooke Martin, first grade, ACCS

Third place — Courtney Wiley, first grade, Frazier

Second place — third grade:

First place — Allison Freeman, third grade, ACCS

Second place — Kelsey Wallace, second grade, Frazier

Third place — Tennijah Smith, second grade, Frazier

Fourth place — sixth grade:

First place — Amber Frye, sixth grade, ACCS

Second place — Holly Saucier, sixth grade, ACCS

Third place — Brody Cole, fourth grade, ACCS

10th — 12th grade:

First place — Bryan T. Nordon, 11th grade, ACCS

Second place — Katie Hewitt, 10th grade, ACCS

Third place — Gary Brown, 10th grade, ACCS