FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Apr. 24, 2017
DEP Announces Bay County Earth Day Poster Contest Winners
~Posters represent the
importance of protecting Florida’s beautiful natural environment~
BAY COUNTY, Fla. — In celebration of Earth Day, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District invited Bay County fourth- through eight-grade students to creatively illustrate the
importance of safeguarding Florida’s natural resources and enhancing its
ecosystems. The department received 120 submissions from five schools.
“I am proud to announce winners of the 2017 Earth Day Poster
Contest for Bay County," said DEP’s Northwest District Director
Shawn Hamilton. “These artists did a fantastic job of capturing so many ways we
can protect our environment. It is reassuring to see that our students are
learning so much about our environment in school.”
The
posters were judged on how well they portrayed an Earth Day message, artistic
merit, originality and neatness. The winning posters can be viewed on the
department’s Facebook
page.
This is the third year the DEP Northwest District has organized the Earth Day Poster Contest for students in Santa Rosa, Bay and Leon counties.
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