NACD's Stewardship Week

Stewardship Week April 26 – May 3, 2026

For more information about stewardship week and resources for engagement, you can visit NACD's website.

NCCD will also be at several events throughout April and May with some NACD activity materials. Check our events calendar to see where you can find us.

Conservation Poster Contest

NCCD serves as the local, county sponsor for the annual National Conservation Poster Contest. Students in grades K-12, from public, private, and home schools, create posters centered around a different conservation theme each year. The posters are judged at the county and state levels, and cash prizes are awarded to winners in each category. Last year's winners can be seen below the contest rules.

2026's theme is: Soil. Where it all Begins

The 2026 contest will be announced in late summer/early fall.

Students can submit a poster in one of two categories:

Hand-drawn posters: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12

Digital posters: 7-9 and 10-12

All county-level winners receive a certificate and a gift card:

First Place - $50

Second Place - $25

Third Place - $15

Each first place winner from each category from the three county Conservation Districts are then reviewed by a panel of judges from Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to select state winners.

The state winners each receive a cash award from the Delaware Association of Conservation Districts. They are then submitted to the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) for national-level judging. The national winners are then announced in February as part of the NACD National Meeting.

SUBMISSIONS

Email:

Include child's name, grade, school, teacher's name and email, and high-quality poster photos (.jpg or .png) - five (5) photos at maximum.
Email to mikaileigh.baker@delaware.gov

Mail:

Poster must include, in print on the back, child's name, grade, school, teacher's name and email.
Mail to:

New Castle Conservation District

C/O Mikaileigh Baker

2430 Old County Rd

Newark, DE 19702

In Person:

Poster must include, in print on the back, child's name, grade, school, teacher's name and email.
Bring poster to:

New Castle Conservation District

2430 Old County Rd

Newark, DE 19702

For further questions, you can contact Mikaileigh Baker via email or phone (302) 498 - 4678, or visit the National Association of Conservation District's website.

Congratulations to our 2025 Conservation Poster Contest Winners!

Click on the larger photos to see them enlarged.