A regional competition of the River of Words was sponsored for a second year by the SRWP. The program, created to promote watershed awareness, literacy, and the arts, received more than 257 entries from K-12 students within the 27,000 square mile Sacramento River watershed. Entries were judged both on the national level and at the regional level. Winners earn a T-shirt and River of Words publications.
The winning entries appear below.
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| Grades K - 3 | Grades 4-6 | Grades 7-9 | Grades 10-12 | |||
 Western Pond Turtle Sara Kraatz Age 7, Grade 2 Home school Chico, CA |
 Watershed Art Jessica Wang Age 11, Grade 6 Peter Burkett School Sacramento, CA Teacher: Tari Arnold |
 Untitled Michelle Wurlitzer Age 14, Grade 8 Marsh Junior High School Chico, CA Teacher: Cookie Dillavou |
 Untitled Jessica Kong Age 15, Grade 10 Sacramento, CA |
| Grades K - 3 | Grades 4-6 | Grades 7-9 | ||||
 Laying Eggs Justin Davis Age 7, Grade 2 Durham Elementary Durham, CA Teacher: Janet Landess |
 Ain't this Grand Matthew Reinking Age 9, Grade 4 Rock Creek Elementary Rocklin, CA Teacher: Chris Anderson |
 Listen Judy Kattavilayvong Age 14, Grade 8 Marsh Junior High School Chico, CA Teacher: Cookie Dillavou |
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 A Salmon's Simple Beauty Rachael Cook Age 7, Grade 2 Durham Elementary Durham, CA Teacher: Allison Brigham |
 Crawling Critter A. J. Marsden Age 9, Grade 4 Rock Creek Elementary Rocklin, CA Teacher: Chris Anderson |
 Untitled James Longneker Age 13, Grade 7 Marsh Junior High School Chico, CA Teacher: Cookie Dillavou |
| Grades K - 3 | ||||||
 Chinook Salmon Isaiah Kraatz Age 6, Kindergarten Chico, CA |
| Grades K - 3 | Grades 4-6 | Grades 7-9 | ||||
| The Warm Afternoon Grayson Demello Age 9, Grade 3 Sierra View Elementary Chico, CA Teacher: Pamela Waldsmith [Read poem] |
Magic Tyler Havens Age 10, Grade 4 Jay Partridge Elementary Chico, CA Teacher: Ray Bransky [Read poem] |
Poem not available Judy Kattavilayvong Age 14, Grade Marsh Junior High School Chico, CA |
| Grades K - 3 | Grades 4-6 | Grades 7-9 | ||||
| Crystal Flakes Scott Slater Age 9 Grade 2 Durham Elementary Durham, , CA Teacher: Randy Thorne [Read poem] |
Shadow Micah Knight Age 11, Grade 6 Hooker Oak Elementary Durham, CA [Read poem] |
Sunset Kathryn Moffett Age 12, Grade 7 Janesville Union School Janesville, CA Teacher: Julie McKee [Read poem] |