Two Cedar County students are heading to national competition

LINCOLN — Animal habitat conservation posters artfully crafted by Clara Steen, Fordyce and Kiersten Hans, Wynot, have made it past the state level and will now be entered into national competition.

Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts recognize students from kindergarten to twelfth grade, who competed in the annual "Home is Where the Habit is" Conservation Poster Contest. Students winning in the state competition included K-1: Sawyer Suckstorf, Norfolk, Nebraska (Lower Elkhorn NRD); 2-3: Gemma Mueller, Norfolk, Nebraska (Lower Elkhorn NRD); 4-6: Clara Steen, Fordyce, Nebraska (Lewis & Clark NRD); 7-9: Kiersten Hans, Wynot, Nebraska (Lewis & Clark NRD); and 10-12: Ember Chavez, Purdum, Nebraska (Upper Loup NRD) Each NRD selects a winner from their district contest to compete in the state competition. The state winners take home a $25 prize and will go on to compete in the National Association of Conserva tion Districts (NACD) poster contest for a chance to win $200. National winners are selected at the NACD annual conference in February.

For more information on the poster contest, visit the NARD website or contact Megan Grimes at [email protected].