The Boone and Crockett Club Conservation Program has just wrapped up their 2nd annual Conservation in Color Art Contest where we asked students ages K-12 to send in their nature art!

This year the prompt was, “Draw something in nature that means a lot to you and tell us about it.” Our hope was to get some insight on why teaching kids about nature and conservation is so important through their eyes. We were beyond blown away with all of the entries and the meaning behind them, coming from such young minds!

Today, fewer children have the opportunity to experience nature as many other generations have… Some students grow up city-bound and never get the chance to go on hikes, explore creek beds or climb trees in the park. Conservation education and getting kids out into nature is needed now more than ever. We hope you get a sense of how important these natural places and education programs can be to children through the Conservation in Color Art submissions.

It was very difficult to choose a winner out of the many amazing entries we received. However, the 2022 winners demonstrated originality, creativity, an interesting interpretation of the topic and a meaningful artistic statement. Congratulations to all the conservation-minded artists who entered!

Learn more about the Club's conservation education program and follow @outdooradventurecamps on instagram to play games and enter contests.