Previous winners of the annual NJ Trout Art Contest.
Students in grades K-12 are invited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Pequest State Trout Hatchery by participating in the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife's 2013 Trout Art Contest.
To mark the 30th Anniversary of the Pequest Trout Hatchery, students are asked to draw a picture of one of the three kinds of fish raised at Pequest - brook, brown or rainbow trout. Students should choose one of these three fish and draw a picture of the fish in its NJ habitat.
Artwork should be creative and original and include correct biological and ecological information about the fish and its habitat.
The drawings may be done in any medium but the finished size must be on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. All submitted artwork becomes the property of the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife and will not be returned.
First place winners will be chosen from each grade level. All winning artwork will be on display at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center for one year.
Winners will be invited to fish in the famous Pequest Education Pond (which is stocked with fish from the hatchery) on Opening Day of Trout Season, April 6, 2013.
All winners will receive a certificate, fishing equipment and a youth membership to Trout Unlimited, which will be presented to them at a special awards ceremony and luncheon for winners and their immediate family. The ceremony and luncheon will be held at the Pequest Trout Hatchery.
After the luncheon, winners and their families will be invited for a special "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Pequest Trout Hatchery and will get time after the tour to experience the newly renovated Exhibit Hall, which will be reopening during the annual Open House, March 23 and 24, 2013.
Entries must be received by Friday, March 1, 2013 in order to qualify.
Entries must include the following information on the back of the drawing to be considered:
- Student Name
- Student Home Address
- Student Home Telephone Number
- Grade of Student
- School Name
- Teacher's Name
Submit entries to:
NJ Trout Art Contest
NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
605 Pequest Rd.
Oxford, NJ 07863
Winners are notified within 2 weeks following the contest deadline. No other notifications are sent.
For more information and to see art of past winners, go to njfishandwildlife.com/fishart
