Caring For Our Watersheds

Caring for our watersheds, Alberta Contest Winners

CITY OF WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA, MAY 12, 2023 – The top ten finalists in the Caring for Our Watersheds contest showcased their creative ideas for environmental initiatives at an event hosted by the Battle River Watershed Alliance at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Thank you to all the students, teachers, and volunteers who participated in this year’s Caring for Our Watersheds Alberta contest, sponsored by Nutrien.

2023 Finalists and their projects

Caring for our watersheds winners list in Alberta

Students in grades 7 to 12, YOU are invited to enter this contest by telling us what you could do to improve your watershed.

If chosen as one of the top 10 entries by our community judges, YOU could WIN up to $1,000 for yourself and your school/club!

Two students proudly holding their Caring for our Watersheds certificates at the 2018 Final Competition

Six simple steps to enter.

1. LEARN ABOUT YOUR WATERSHED. What’s bothering you? What needs to change?

A Watershed Ambassador can stream in to your class or club for a presentation on your local watershed and the Caring for Our Watersheds (CFW) contest (optional). If you want to enter on your own rather than as part of a class or club, that’s OK, too! We can help you individually.

2. TELL US WHAT YOU COULD DO TO IMPROVE YOUR WATERSHED.

Prepare your 1,000-word proposal, answering the question “What can I do to improve my watershed?” working individually or in a team of up to four people. There are resources to help listed below.

3. SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Submit your proposal before TBD 2023. All students who enter receive a prize! Submit your proposal at: caringforourwatersheds.com/contests

4. JUDGING TIME

Community judges will mark all proposals using the Content Judging Guide and will provide feedback. The 10 proposals with the highest marks will be invited to compete in the Final Competition and Award Ceremony!

5. FINALISTS PRESENT THEIR IDEAS

Students with the top 10 proposals will prepare a five-minute verbal presentation on their idea to send in to the Final Competition Judging panel and Award Ceremony. Every student at the Finals wins a cash reward ranging from $300 to $1,000. Cheques to students and schools or registered clubs will be sent out immediately.

6. MAKE YOUR IDEA REALITY (optional)

Everyone who entered the contest is eligible for up to $1,000 of matching funding to implement their idea! Mentorship is available.

Contest Resources:

How It Works_AB_2023

Student Guide to Successful Proposal Writing PDF

Proposal Content Judging Guide PDF

CFW Student Workbook Print 2023

CFW-Contest-Infographic-Alberta-2023

A Edmonton-based student plants a tree at her school to increase biodiversity

Caring for our Watersheds in Action

What is a Watershed?

Why You Should Act

Award-Winning Program!

In 2011, Agrium (now Nutrien) was honoured to win an Emerald Award for the Caring for our Watersheds Contest! If you are not familiar with the Emerald Awards, they are the Oscars for Environmental Action in Alberta. The contest has continued to win awards across Canada and the United States!

Submit Your Proposal Youth Programs Resources