BY JERRY KANE Nebraska Game and Parks
Good news for students participating in the Nebraska Fish Art Contest, the deadline has been extended and additional activities are available to them.
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade can discover the outdoors by participating in the contest.
The 2024 contest, sponsored by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Wildlife Forever and Bass Pro Shops, is now accepting entries through March 31, 2024. Enter at statefishart.org.
The free international art and writing competition gives young people the opportunity to highlight their artistic talents while learning about fish, fishing and water conservation. Participants can win prizes and recognition in Nebraska and around the world.
Young artists create an original illustration of any type of fish and submit a one-page piece of creative writing detailing their species’ habitat and efforts to conserve it.
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Entries are categorized into four grade levels: K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Educators across the country use Fish On!, the State-Fish Art Lesson Plan, which combines the disciplines of science and art. Winners will be announced in May.
Additional new activities include the following Art of Conservation Lesson Plan: What are Fish, Fish in My State, Fish Adaptation, Food Webs, Wetlands: Nature’s Filters, and Rivers: Shaping the Land.
“The Nebraska Fish Art Contest was especially popular last year, with students creating very creative and beautiful works of art,” said Larry Pape, Game and Parks aquatic education specialist.
