Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash announces the 20th Annual Kids’ Clean Water Calendar Contest and is accepting artwork entries from fourth and fifth-grade students attending Oakland County schools. This year’s calendar theme “We Can All Help to Keep Oakland County’s Lakes, Rivers, Streams, and Watersheds Clean!” encourages area youth to submit drawings that reflect their ideas regarding keeping our waterways and environment clean.
Drawing topics may include the following:
• Storm drain art
• Don’t litter and “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”
• Ways to conserve water
• Clean up after your pet
• Don’t feed ducks and geese to prevent water pollution
• Use native plants in landscaping to protect water quality and provide habitat for wildlife
• Practice good automobile care by fixing oil leaks immediately and taking the car to the car wash or washing it on the grass instead of the driveway
• Proper disposal of household hazardous waste and unused medication
• Proper disposal of “fats, oils and grease” (FOG)
• Proper disposal of “flushable” wipes
• Invasive species management and how to prevent their spread
• When to call the Oakland County 24-Hour Pollution Hotline
Only twelve winners will be selected to have their artwork highlighted monthly, but 12 honorable mentions and 24 special acknowledgement selections will also appear in the 2025 calendar. A special awards ceremony courtesy of the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills and the Water Resources Commissioner’s office will be held in December 2024.
Artwork contest requirements are as follows:
• Use plain, white, letter-sized paper, in the landscape format (11 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall)
• Bold colors and lines show up best using crayons, markers, ink, watercolors, poster paint, etc.
• Students must work on drawings individually
• Do not mount, frame, fold or roll drawings
• All artwork becomes the property of the Water Resources Commissioner’s office and will not be returned.
The 2025 Kids’ Clean Water Calendar contest artwork entry forms for 4th and 5th graders are available online at oakgov.com/calendarcontest. Artwork entries for the 20th Annual Kids’ Clean Water Calendar Contest are due by Friday, October 4.
For additional information, call Jacy Garrison at 248-858-5264 or email calendarcontest@oakgov.com. To view last year’s students’ artwork, visit oakgov.com/calendarcontest.
For more information, go to @waterresourceOC to view information at the Oakland County Water Resources Facebook page or go to oakgov.com/water.
Drawing topics may include the following:
• Storm drain art
• Don’t litter and “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”
• Ways to conserve water
• Clean up after your pet
• Don’t feed ducks and geese to prevent water pollution
• Use native plants in landscaping to protect water quality and provide habitat for wildlife
• Practice good automobile care by fixing oil leaks immediately and taking the car to the car wash or washing it on the grass instead of the driveway
• Proper disposal of household hazardous waste and unused medication
• Proper disposal of “fats, oils and grease” (FOG)
• Proper disposal of “flushable” wipes
• Invasive species management and how to prevent their spread
• When to call the Oakland County 24-Hour Pollution Hotline
Only twelve winners will be selected to have their artwork highlighted monthly, but 12 honorable mentions and 24 special acknowledgement selections will also appear in the 2025 calendar. A special awards ceremony courtesy of the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills and the Water Resources Commissioner’s office will be held in December 2024.
Artwork contest requirements are as follows:
• Use plain, white, letter-sized paper, in the landscape format (11 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall)
• Bold colors and lines show up best using crayons, markers, ink, watercolors, poster paint, etc.
• Students must work on drawings individually
• Do not mount, frame, fold or roll drawings
• All artwork becomes the property of the Water Resources Commissioner’s office and will not be returned.
The 2025 Kids’ Clean Water Calendar contest artwork entry forms for 4th and 5th graders are available online at oakgov.com/calendarcontest. Artwork entries for the 20th Annual Kids’ Clean Water Calendar Contest are due by Friday, October 4.
For additional information, call Jacy Garrison at 248-858-5264 or email calendarcontest@oakgov.com. To view last year’s students’ artwork, visit oakgov.com/calendarcontest.
For more information, go to @waterresourceOC to view information at the Oakland County Water Resources Facebook page or go to oakgov.com/water.
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