2024 Monmouth County / First Place / Lindsy Jimenez Garcia
Species on the Edge
Art + Essay Contest
The Species on the Edge Art + Essay Contest empowers fifth-grade students to advocate for an at-risk wildlife species through a well-researched, creative essay and original art piece. Students must choose a species that is listed as endangered or threatened in the State of New Jersey. A complete list of acceptable species can be found in the contest kit or by clicking below.
The contest is free and open to all New Jersey fifth graders. All entries must follow guidelines listed in the contest kit.
One winner will be selected from each New Jersey county. Each winner will see their art featured in a beautiful calendar; have their art exhibited at venues across New Jersey; celebrate with an awards ceremony; and enjoy a trip to Sedge Island, a unique environmental center that is open by invitation only.
All entries must be digitally submitted or postmarked by February 20, 2025. Entries must include one essay, one piece of artwork, and one entry form. Submission directions and entry forms for mailed-in entries may be found in the contest kit.
To our Environmental Educators
The Species on the Edge Art + Essay Contest is a great addition to a fifth-grade curriculum! Should you mail in your students’ work, please be sure to include a completed entry form for each student. Entry forms must be signed by a parent or guardian. Thank you for educating our future generations about rare wildlife and their importance in our ecosystems!
2024 Species on the Edge Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest last year! Winning entries focused on a wide range of species, from tiny invertebrates to large whales. The most common species chosen this year was the golden-winged warbler. We had several entries celebrating this species and chose three of them as winners!
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