Liv Tapper (Grade 2-3) and Piper Becker (Grade 4-5) won first place in the 2024 Northfield Stormwater Pollution Solutions Poster Contest.
Students from Spring Creek Elementary, Greenvale Park Elementary, Bridgewater Elementary, and Prairie Creek Community School submitted 50 posters for the contest.
“We saw some really creative and unique posters this year. The students were able to
communicate clear messages in eye-catching ways, letting us all know what we can do to keep the Cannon River clean,” said Heron Mahr of Clean River Partners. “It’s a great reminder that our future is in good hands.”
You can see the 2024 first, second, and third place posters from each age group in the display cabinet at Northfield City Hall (801 Washington Street, Northfield). The Northfield City Council celebrated the contest winners at their recent Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 4.
Stormwater is the excess water from rainfall or melted snow and ice that flows into the storm drains in cities and municipalities. Pollutants such as garden fertilizer, soapy suds from washing your car, and other icky substances like paint or oil can find their way into these storm drains.
After going through a series of storm sewers, these substances flow directly into the Cannon River and endanger the natural ecosystems of the watershed.
The City of Northfield is already hard at work using street sweepers and other practices to reduce stormwater pollution. However, in order to keep city stormwater as clean as possible, we all need to work together.
Simple practices like picking up litter and pet droppings, sweeping grass clippings and fertilizer out of the street and into your lawn, planting deep-rooted native plants, and installing a rain barrel or rain garden can help to keep stormwater (and the river) clean and safe.
To learn more about what you can do to keep Northfield stormwater clean, visit the the city of Northfield’s and Clean River Partners’ websites.
2024 Northfield Stormwater Pollution Solutions Poster Contest Winners grade 2-3 students: first place — Liv Tapper, third grade, Bridgewater Elementary, teacher Ms. Kmoch; second place — Savio Dennison, second grade, Bridgewater Elementary, teacher Erik Swenson; third place — Jack Johnson, second grade, Greenvale Park Elementary, teacher Danielle Amundson.
Honorable mentions: Addison Blumhoefer, second grade, Bridgewater Elementary, teacher Kayla LaVoy; Tilia Tonko, second grade, Greenvale Park Elementary, teacher Danielle Amundson.
Grade 4-5 winners: first place — Piper Becker, fourth grade, Spring Creek Elementary, teacher Becky Haar; second place — Noelia Trevino-Avila, fourth grade, Spring Creek Elementary, Teacher Sra. McManus; third place — Maeve Muza, fourth grade, Spring Creek Elementary, teacher Becky Haar.
Honorable mentions: Rachel Ciolfi, fourth grade, Spring Creek Elementary, teacher Becky Haar; Violet Christensen, fourth grade, Spring Creek Elementary, teacher Becky Haar.
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