The Contest invites you to get outside and create original works of art, writing, photography, videography and music inspired by nature. This year’s theme is “Get to Know Your Wild Neighbours”.
The goal is to be as creative as possible - so have fun and let the natural world inspire you!
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Enter the 2012 Get to Know Your Wild Neighbours Contest.
The Contest invites you to get outside and create original works of art, writing, photography, videography and music inspired by nature. This year’s theme is “Get to Know Your Wild Neighbours”.
The goal is to be as creative as possible. For inspiration, check out some of the amazing programs offered by our partners. Then, get outdoors and get to know! Submit your work for a chance to win cool prizes. Get started today!
Taking part in the Get to Know Contest is as easy as 1, 2, 3… well, and 4!
Follow the steps above to learn all about the Contest and how easy and fun it is to enter.
These are the official rules and regulations for the Get to Know Contest in the United States. This contest is separate from the Get to Know Contest held in Canada, and different rules apply to each contest.
- Open to all US residents 19 and under (Don’t live in the U.S.? Don’t worry. The Video Category is open to youth in all countries!
- No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest
- Entries must be received by no later than 11:59 PM PST on July 16th, 2012
- The theme for this year's contest is "Get to Know Your Wild Neighbours”
- You may enter as many categories as you want!
For details see the complete Contest rules, including the Contest’s originality and plagiarism policy and Entrant Agreement.
You could win:
- Your entry published in the 2013 U.S. Get to Know Contest Calendar
- The exclusive opportunity to join Canadian Contest winners in August 2012 at the week-long ‘Get to Know Art and Nature Camp’ (open only to winners who have completed Grade 7 to completed Grade 12)
- Personal written congratulations from Robert Bateman, Wyland and other renowned artists
- The top winner of each category will receive a special experience at Disney's Animal Kingdom® for themselves and up to 3 family members
- Fishing gear and the chance to attend the State Fish Art Expo, from Wildlife Forever
- A Buddy Bison Adventure Prize Package from National Park Trust
- VIP invitations to special events held across the U.S.
- Your entry published on www.get-to-know.org
- The opportunity to speak with the media about your Get to Know experience
- Cool prizes from our partners
- Plus much more!
Be sure to check out the Contest categories page to learn more about category specific prizes that you can win!
Celebrate Kids to Parks Day and you could win a Buddy Bison Adventure Prize Pack!
May 11, 2012 Contest
Get to Know and the National Park Trust are rewarding kids who get into a park, create their 2012 Get to Know Contest entry and celebrate National Kids to Parks Day (May 19)! Parks are a great place to get inspiration for your contest entry. Be sure to check out National Park Trust's amazing Buddy Bison program for more information about opportunities to get outdoors and visit parks near you. Read on to discover the special incentive that the National Park Trust is offering youth who participate in National Kids to Parks Day and the 2012 Get to Know Contest...
The Get to Know Program is pleased to announce that a week-long Art & Nature Camp, provided by Parks Canada, will be taking place at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario from August 20-25, 2012. This exciting opportunity is available to any 2012 Get to Know Contest Winner in Canada and the U.S. who has completed Grade 7 to completed Grade 12!
National Wildlife Federation is helping to encourage American youth to get outside, explore nature and share their creativity through the Get to Know Contest. To celebrate the entrants, National Wildlife Federation is offering a variety of incentives for entrants and their parents.
The Get to Know Contest has launched! For the first time, youth across Canada and the United States are invited to get outdoors and celebrate their wild neighbours through art!
In an effort to reward the early bird and to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day, those who enter the contest by June 9th will be entered in a draw to win a Panasonic camcorder for their school. So get outdoors and get started on your entry today!
Check out contest submissions that have already been received, and then enter your own!
To kick off the 2012 CWF Get to Know Contest, ocean rowing team OAR Northwest will be completing a rowing expedition to circumnavigate Vancouver Island!
The Walt Disney Company is pleased to offer a grand prize for each of the five category winners (art, writing, photography, videography, and music) of the 2012 U.S. Get to Know Contest. The top winner in each category will receive a special experience at Disney's Animal Kingdom® for his/her family (up to four total participants). This fun and educational experience will inspire active participation in the protection and preservation of wildlife and wild places by connecting kids to nature! This special offering will be available between July 8 and November 17, 2012, from 9:30am-11:30am. All participants in this experience must be 6 years of age or older.
The Get to Know Contest has been celebrating our wild neighbours for 13 years! Whether your wild neighbour is a small butterfly floating softly past your window or a massive big horned sheep that you encounter on a hike in a National Park, we are happy to celebrate our wild neighbours both big and small.
The 2012 Get to Know Contest will be available, for the first time, to all American youth (19 and under) when it launches on April 7th. To accompany the launch of the Contest, launch events have been planned for select major cities across the country.
The Get to Know Program is extremely excited for this year's Get to Know Contest, launching April 8th! Not only will the Contest be launching for the first time nationally across the United States, but we will also be launching a brand new music category. In addition to being able to submit works of art, writing, photography and video, youth (19 and under) are encouraged to create a piece of music inspired by their time in nature!