This summer, keep your eyes out for four new signs around town that were created by local students to celebrate the beauty of Estes Park, its wildlife, plants and landscape. The Estes Park Middle School Environmental Resilience Team partnered with the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition this school year to create an art and writing contest for local K-12 students.The club is an extracurricular club composed of middle school students whose mission is to promote awareness and take civic action involving the community and our environment. The contest encouraged students to choose local flora, fauna, or landmarks to illustrate and write about. Four submissions won and were turned into signs, which are intended to be installed at Mrs. Walsh’s Garden, Fisherman’s Nook, Wapiti Park and near the walking trail split area by the golf course/visitor’s center parking garage. The student creators are Lincoln V. (age 6, homeschool student), Dylan R. (Estes Park Middle School), Laurel W. (Estes Park High School) and Isabella P. (Estes Park High School).
We send our congratulations to the four students who won this contest. Their creations will remain in place for years to come! Many thanks as well to the community partners that helped fund and support this project, including the Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary, Estes Valley Recreation and Park District and Estes Valley Watershed Coalition.
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