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Contact: Elizabeth Jackson, 915-828-3251, ext. 2300
Salt Flat, Texas – Do you like exploring caves and rocks and learning about the elements that shaped them? Have you gone hiking with friends and family in a national park and discovered caves and karst landscapes? Has a hike past a disappearing stream or a sinkhole along a trail made you wonder, “What caused that?” Guadalupe Mountains National Park announces its annual youth poster contest with this year’s theme: “Holey Landscape: The World of Caves and Karst.”
This year, in partnership with the National Cave Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, we will be hosting several workshops and park events to provide opportunities for youth to learn more about caves and karst features. Check the park website at www.nps.gov/gumo to download a cave and karst education packet and for workshop and event dates.
Between October 2018 and April 30, 2019, young artists ages 6-18 can submit artwork to share their favorite cave or karst feature. The contest is free to enter. Participants can draw or paint their favorite memory of cave exploring, hiking to discover springs, disappearing streams or imagining what it would be like to encounter those features at Guadalupe Mountains National Park or other caves and karst parks. The memory does not have be at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, but we encourage you to come for a visit! To help plan your trip, visit our website at www.nps.gov/gumo. All poster submissions must be on at least an 8.5" x 11" poster board or paper and include the signed contest application. Suggested media includes crayons, pastels, acrylic paint, color pencils, markers, pen and ink, or tempera paint.
Entries can be hand delivered to the Pine Springs Visitor Center in the park, at Carlsbad Caverns National Park Headquarters in Carlsbad, New Mexico, or mailed to: Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Attn: 2019 Poster Contest - 400 Pine Canyon Drive, Salt Flat, Texas 79847. The winning entry will be featured on the 2019 Guadalupe Mountains National Park annual pass, will receive a gift certificate from Western National Parks Association and receive a certificate of achievement. Honorable mentions, prizes and recognition will also be awarded in three age categories. Check the website for information about prizes and contest rules at www.nps.gov/gumo.
For updates on status of the contest and current entries, follow Guadalupe Mountains National Park on Facebook at www.facebook.com/guadalupe.
About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 417 national park units and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
Last updated: October 13, 2018