CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS: Central Alberta is open to students who live in the Alberta borders north of the city of Calgary. Students who live south of and including Calgary are asked to enter CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS: Southern Alberta.
Students within Central Alberta are invited to submit proposals that answer the question:
What can you do to improve your watershed?
- Students will compete for over $6,000 in rewards
- Participating schools are eligible for over $11,000 in rewards
- Students who implement their ideas are eligible for additional funding
Agrium Wins Alberta Emerald Award!
Agrium’s Caring for our Watersheds (CFW) program is the proud recipient of a 2011 Alberta Emerald Award in the Education: Non-Formal category.
“The Emerald Award is like winning an Oscar for environmental stewardship in Alberta. It is a huge accomplishment to win this prestigious award and we are very honoured,” said Lindsey Metheral, Agrium Program Coordinator. “The Caring for our Watersheds program continues to grow thanks to our community partners who are dedicated to mentoring the students on the state of their local watershed.”
Learn more here
2011 Winners Announced
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. Over 100 entries were received!
Grades 7-9 Category: The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Courtney Bolze and Rhyleigh Patterson for their proposal called, "Preventing Erosion"
Grades 10-12 Category: The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Lisa-Marie McLennan, Sara Tomlinson, and Nicole Beier for their proposal called, "Energy Literacy Research Proposal"
Check out the top finalists here
2010 Top Finalists Announced at Government of Alberta. Learn more here.
This project is being sponsored by the generous donations from:
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