Each year the Garden co-sponsors this contest with the Non-game Endangered Wildlife Program of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The contest provides an excellent opportunity for teachers to introduce their students to Georgia's native plants and animals. Any student in grades K-5 that is enrolled in a public, private, or home school association is eligible to participate. Posters must portray Georgia non-game (not legally hunted, trapped or fished) wildlife interacting with plants.

Artwork is judged at the local school level in four divisions: 1) kindergarten, 2) first and second grades, 3) third and fourth grades, and 4) fifth grade. Winners of these local contests are mailed to the Botanical Garden for entry in the state-level competition. The first place statewide winners' artwork will be featured on a calendar that is distributed to schools and Garden Earth Naturalist Ecology Clubs throughout Georgia. Updated rules, guidelines, and entry deadlines are posted each November.

Visit the Department of Natural Resources website for more information and complete rules.

See also:	DNR contest rules »