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Show Poster Contest On Rangeland Closes April 16 The Range Poster Contest closes April 16 stated Tom Williams, chairman of the Davis Soil Conservation District. Dis-trict. This contest is open to all students in the Davis School District. ELEMENTARY students are to show their own concept of "What is Rangeland." Junior and senior high school participants are to show one important use of Utah's rangeland selected from: soil, water and plant conservation, conser-vation, livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, energy conservation conserva-tion and environmental quality. All entries will be judged on originality, neatness, and presentation of ideas. Poster must be 11x14 inches. PRIZES for the first three place winners in the junior high and high school section will be $20, $10 and $5. The first three place winners in the elementary school section will receive $15, $10 and $5. Our rangelands, private, state and federal, are vital to our well being. Food, fiber, recreation and environmental quality are affected by the management and use of the lands. THE conservation poster contest gives students an opportunity op-portunity to become better acquainted with the range-lands range-lands and show their importance impor-tance on posters. The first place winner of each section (junior high, high school and elementary. will compete with winners from other Soil Conservation Districts in the state. THE STATE contest is sponsored by the Utah Association As-sociation of Soil Conservation Districts and the Utah Chapter, Soil Conservation Society of America. Prizes will be awarded for five places in each section of the state contest and the winning win-ning posters displayed at the Utah State Fair. FIRST place, $25 ana a trophy; second place, $20 and a plaque; third place, $15 and a plaque; fourth place, $10 and a plaque; fifth place, $5 and a plaque. If you are interested in participating and want more information contact one of your Davis Soil Conservation District Supervisors, Tom Williams, Centerville; R.K. (Rick) Robinson, Farming-, Farming-, ton; Harris Adams, East Layton; Robert Call, West Layton; or J. Ellis Holbrook, Syracuse. Max Phillips, soil conservation service, Layton, can also be contacted. REMEMBER, this contest closes April 16 and posters must be available for judging at that date. |