Bergen County Audubon Society announces our third ECO-ART AWARD CONTEST THE THEME IS: POLLINATORS Submissions may include an essay, poem, collage, painting, drawing or sculpture of a pollinator Registration deadline: March 31, 2015 Contest begins: April 1, 2015 Entry deadline: May 8, 2015 Winners announced: May 28, 2015 Prizes will be awarded! Rules • Open to all students in grades 2 through 7 in participating Audubon Adventures schools. • All schools/groups must register by March 31, 2015. • Contest begins April 1, 2015 entries must be submitted by May 8, 2015. • Teachers of each grade will select 13 final entries to be submitted for judging. A representative from BCAS will pick up the entries on or about May 11, 2015. • Winners will be announced on May 28, 2015. • Projects may be completed in school or at home. Name, age, grade and school must be included on the back or bottom of the project. In addition, each entry must include on a separate sheet of paper, answers to the following: • What is pollination? • The name of the pollinator the student chose. • A description of the pollinator they chose. • Why they chose that pollinator. • What we can do to help pollinators. Name, age, grade and school must be included on the paper and attached to the back of the artwork if possible. Prizes: Prizes will be determined and announced after registration. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be awarded prizes at a special award ceremony on June 7, 2015 at 2PM and their artwork will be on exhibit in the gallery at the Puffin Cultural Forum in Teaneck. For those who wish to participate, a nature walk will be conducted after the ceremony. For inspiration and to learn more about pollination and pollinators please visit: • Pollinator Partnership www.pollinator.org/ • The Xerces Society www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/ • National Resources Conservation Service www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/plantsanimals/pollinate/info/ To register or if you have questions, please contact Marie Longo MLongo8383@aol.com (201) 498-0809