Sarasota County developed the Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Team" (NEST) recognizing that one way to achieve comprehensive watershed management is to involve the community or homeowners. To create awareness that what we do on the land impacts our water resources and to promote "environmentally responsible" behavior.

NEST 2010 Live a Low-Impact Lifestyle Calendar Winners
Sarasota County commissioners made a special presentation at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009,  to honor 13 elementary school artists whose illustrations comprise the 2010 NEST calendar.

To get a free copy of the 2010 calendar, or to learn more about the NEST program, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask for Rob Wright.

More photos of the NEST 2010 Calendar winners

The annual calendar contest is open to any elementary student in any Sarasota County school, including charter and elementary-age home-schooled students. Each winner's school will receive a supply of calendars for distribution and copies of their winning artwork is displayed throughout the month of January in the Sarasota County School Board Administrative Office.