Earth Day Essay Contest 2019: We invite students to participate in an essay contest in honor of the 49th annual Earth Day on April 22.
Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park Earth Day Essay Contest 2019Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park invites students to participate in an essay contest in honor of the 49th annual Earth Day on April 22. The theme for Earth Day 2019 is Protect Our Species. There are three categories: high school, middle school, and elementary school.
- High School entries must be no longer than 650 words.
- Middle School entries must be no longer than 500 words.
- Elementary School entries must be at least 10 sentences. Accompanying illustrations are also encouraged.
The contest winner from each of the categories will receive a $50 cash prize! When the astronauts first saw the Earth from space, it created a new feeling about the fragility and uniqueness of our planet. They were struck by how all life shares this one, small planet that is surrounded by the vastness of space. Earth Day was started in 1970 to help promote the importance of protecting our planet, not just for people but for all of the plants and animals that live here. Some people say that it was the start of the modern environmental movement. Many laws that protect the Earth came out of that first Earth Day; laws like the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.For your essay, please write about the theme: How Protecting the Earth is Protecting Ourselves. Many of us have seen images of enormous flocks of birds congregating in marshes, herds of wildebeest, zebra, and Thomson’s gazelle migrating through Africa, along with our most iconic species–tigers, elephants, giraffes, and rhinos. All of these species are imperiled. But it’s not just endangered species we should care about, all of our plants and animals have value in themselves and are part of the web of life. Our lives and theirs are linked together inextricably — without them, our own species might not survive.Some ideas for your essay could include:
- How humans depend on animals and plants
- Why our actions as people can impact the Earth
- Things people do that hurt or help the Earth
- Personal experiences
- Anything else that you can think of that relates to the theme!
Deadline: Monday, April 15, 2019. Winners will be announced in mid-May and prizes awarded at our Annual Wildlife Festival on Sunday, June 2. Submissions should be mailed to Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park at 80 Scout Road, Wilton, NY 12831 or emailed to info@wiltonpreserve.org by the deadline. Entries should include the following information: Name, School Name, Grade, Teacher’s Name, an email, and a phone number for each entry. Thank you and happy writing!