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Our digital photo contest for members will open for entries on August 1.
As in the previous years contests, we will have twelve categories to honor the diversity of our state and our membership, one category per Level III ecoregion (see level III ecoregion map):
- Arizona/New Mexico Mountains
- Central Texas Great Plains
- Chihuahuan Deserts
- Cross Timbers
- East Central Texas Plains
- Edwards Plateau
- Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
- High Plains
- Southern Texas Plains
- Southwestern Tablelands
- Texas Blackland Prairie
- Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Photo contest will be open for online entries August 1 though August 31. Contestants must be current members of the Native Plant Society of Texas. To submit photo contestant must provide:
- Name (first, last).
- Membership number (printed on newsletter label or available by contacting state office).
- Name of the ecoregion in which photo is entered.
- Geographic location where photo was taken. General descriptions (ex: Bastrop State Park) are preferred, but lat./long. coordinates are acceptable for areas that cannot be easily defined.
- Scientific name of at least one plant native to that ecoregion, which is shown in photo.
- Email address for contact by photo contest committee.
Upload your photo and enter the required data using this online form. One photo per person per ecoregion allowed. All photographers must submit their own photos. Photos may have been taken at any time. Photos must include at least one plant native to that ecoregion, and the photo must be submitted in the category of the ecoregion in which it was taken. Photo may not include any identifiable invasive species or recognizable exotic plants. Photo may not have been previously published in any format, including social media. Entries submitted in the incorrect geographic category may be assigned to correct category by photo contest committee. By entering photo in contest, contestant permits Native Plant Society of Texas unlimited publication rights. Contestants retain rights to publish photographs entered, but agrees not to publish any photo entered in contest until after winners of this contest are announced.
Photo contest winners will be determined by a panel of judges selected by the state board. The judges will make their decision according to criteria determined in advance and agreed to by the panel. One winning contestant per each category will be announced, except that a winner will not be determined for a category that has less than three entries in the category. The judges may also announce other awards of their choice.
Awards will be announced during Texas Native Plant Week or during an Awards Ceremony.
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**ARCHIVED POST AUTHOR: Bill Hopkins
