The 2024 contest is dedicated to Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday! Children from first through fifth grade are invited to participate in this annual drawing contest featuring Smokey Bear! Sponsored by the US Forest Service the posters are judged by garden clubs and their members.

The 2026 poster contest will open soon.

Deadline is January 20, 2025

For more information, contact FFGC State Chairman, Jill Anderson, Email:  jillandersn@aol.com

Mail Posters to: Jill Anderson, 8014 12th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33707-2709 

Certificates and Entry Stickers

Certificates of Participation and Poster Entry Stickers can be requested for free by sending an email to symbols@fs.fed.us with your name, mailing address, and quantity of certificates and/or stickers you are requesting.

Specific Instructions and deadlines are listed in the links below:

https://ffgc.org/Youth-Awards-&-Contests

https://gardenclub.org/smokey-bear-woodsy-owl-youth-poster-contest

https://gardenclub.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/poster-contest-timeline.pdf