Friendly Rural Yard Contest
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Once again we are pleased to offer the Friendly Rural Yard Contest to recognize rural residents who are making environmentally conscious decisions when landscaping and maintaining their properties.
You can enter your own yard, or nominate someone you know.
Winners will receive a beautiful gate sign.
Judging criteria
Entries will be assessed on these features:
- Use of drought-tolerant or environmentally friendly plants
- Use of native plant material
- Yard maintenance
- Innovative design and usage of plant material
- Wildlife gardens or areas
- Alternative energy usage and water consumption
- Agricultural parcels will also be judged on sustainable agricultural practices including shelterbelts, rotational grazing, offsite watering and protection of riparian areas.
There is no nomination fee.
Categories
- farms—over 40 acres
- small holdings—agricultural parcels 40 acres and under
- acreages—non-agricultural parcels over one acre
Application deadline: July 23, 2010
Further information:
Transportation and Agriculture Services
780-417-7100
transportationandagriculture@strathcona.ab.ca
Sponsored by the Strathcona County Agricultural Service Board
Last updated: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Page ID: 6339