The Oneida County Land & Water Conservation Dept. (LWCD) and Lumberjack Resource Conservation Development Council in partnership with Ashland, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Price, and Vilas County Conservation Departments, wish to invite students to participate in the 3rd Annual Northwoods Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Poster Contest. Area students in 4th through 8th grades are eligible to participate and a total of three divisions will have prizes available.

Medallions will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, and honorable mention certificates will also be given. Each 1st place winner’s class and school will become winners too. A class celebration with awards and treats will be held in winning classrooms! Additionally, winning entries will become part of a traveling art exhibit and an AIS poster calendar will be designed for distribution throughout the Northwoods.

All entries must be received by 4 p.m., May 2, and can be dropped off at the following locations: Oneida County LWCD (second floor, Oneida County Courthouse, Rhinelander), Rhinelander District Library, Minocqua Public Library, Demmer Memorial Library (Three Lakes), Antigo Public Library, Langlade County Land Conservation Dept. (Antigo), Price County Conservation Dept. (Phillips), Iron County Land & Water Conservation Dept. (Hurley), Florence County Land Conservation Dept. (Florence), and the Mellen School District.

For more information please visit www.oneidacountyais.com, or contact Michele Sadauskas, msadauskas@co.oneida.wi.us, 715-369-7836, or John Preuss, johnpreuss@frontier.com, 715-369-9886.