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Calling all Wyoming 4th and 5th graders to participate in the 2022 Arbor Day poster contest

Wyoming State Forestry Division and Wyoming Project Learning Tree (WY PLT) are teaming up again this year to hold the annual Wyoming State Arbor Day poster contest. This year, Wyoming will celebrate its 134th Arbor Day.

The contest is open to all Wyoming fourth and fifth grade students, including home-schooled, private and public. Students are invited to create a poster no larger than 14 by 18 inches in size that depicts the theme “Trees: for birds, bugs, bees and me.”

The winner will receive $100, their framed poster and a plaque. The winner’s teacher will also receive $100. Second place will receive $50, their framed poster and a plaque.

Contest deadline is March 23, 2022. Please see the WY PLT website wyomingplt.org for all contest rules or contact state program coordinator Jessica Halverson at 605-431-5979 or [email protected] for more information.