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2012 Photo Contest Deadline
Date: Tue January 31, 2012Time: 11:59 p.m.
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Contact Email: landtrustphotos@yahoo.com
2012 Photo Contest Deadline is Jan 31
Photo Contest Sponsored by Local Land Trusts
The land trusts of Lyme, Old Lyme, Essex, Salem, and East Haddam are inviting amateur photographers to focus on our pictorial & scenic countryside and to submit their photos to the Seventh Annual Photo Contest. The great beauty of our towns shows up repeatedly in the great paintings of the American Impressionist movement. Photography is another way to remind ourselves of what we have and to show how important it is to protect and preserve that heritage.
This contest is being funded with the generous support of Lorensen Toyota, Oakley/Wing Group at Smith Barney, Evan Griswold at Coldwell Banker, Ballek Garden Center, Essex Savings, Bank, Murtha Cullina LLP and ChelseaGroton Bank.
Judges will award $100, $50 and $25 cash prizes for each of the following categories:
-Landscapes/Waterscapes
-Plants
-Wildlife
-Cultural/Historic
-Any subject for Young Photographers, below age 15
In addition to the above noted prizes, a special $100 award will be given in memory of our former judge, John G. Mitchell, for the best photograph that promotes and supports our environment and biodiversity.
The three independent judges are William Burt, a naturalist who has won acclaim for his books of wildlife photography: Rare and Elusive Birds of North America, Shadowbirds, and his recently released Marshes: The Disappearing Edens. Amy Kurtz Lansing, Curator at the Florence Griswold Museum and a Yale University doctoral candidate in the History of Art. She is also the author of Historical Fictions: Edward Lamson Henry’s Paintings of Past and Present. Rudy Wood-Muller, a photographic illustrator and designer. His photos were exhibited at the New York Worldâs Fair in 1964 and the Rochester Institute of Technology. A group of his photographs have been selected to be part of the Permanent Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The deadline for submitting photographs is January 31, 2012. For questions, entry forms and a copy of the contest rules, send an e-mail to landtrustphotos@yahoo.com. To see all of last yearâs winning photos, go to http://landtrustsphotos.shutterfly.com/
Below you will find information about our annual photo contest.
2011-12 Contest Rules
2012 Photo Contest Deadline is Jan 31
Photo Contest Sponsored by Local Land Trusts
The land trusts of Lyme, Old Lyme, Essex, Salem, and East Haddam are inviting amateur photographers to focus on our pictorial & scenic countryside and to submit their photos to the Seventh Annual Photo Contest. The great beauty of our towns shows up repeatedly in the great paintings of the American Impressionist movement. Photography is another way to remind ourselves of what we have and to show how important it is to protect and preserve that heritage.
This contest is being funded with the generous support of Lorensen Toyota, Oakley/Wing Group at Smith Barney, Evan Griswold at Coldwell Banker, Ballek Garden Center, Essex Savings, Bank, Murtha Cullina LLP and ChelseaGroton Bank.
Judges will award $100, $50 and $25 cash prizes for each of the following categories:
-Landscapes/Waterscapes
-Plants
-Wildlife
-Cultural/Historic
-Any subject for Young Photographers, below age 15
In addition to the above noted prizes, a special $100 award will be given in memory of our former judge, John G. Mitchell, for the best photograph that promotes and supports our environment and biodiversity.
The three independent judges are William Burt, a naturalist who has won acclaim for his books of wildlife photography: Rare and Elusive Birds of North America, Shadowbirds, and his recently released Marshes: The Disappearing Edens. Amy Kurtz Lansing, Curator at the Florence Griswold Museum and a Yale University doctoral candidate in the History of Art. She is also the author of Historical Fictions: Edward Lamson Henry’s Paintings of Past and Present. Rudy Wood-Muller, a photographic illustrator and designer. His photos were exhibited at the New York Worldâs Fair in 1964 and the Rochester Institute of Technology. A group of his photographs have been selected to be part of the Permanent Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The deadline for submitting photographs is January 31, 2012. For questions, entry forms and a copy of the contest rules, send an e-mail to landtrustphotos@yahoo.com. To see all of last yearâs winning photos, go to http://landtrustsphotos.shutterfly.com/
Below you will find information about our annual photo contest.
2011-12 Contest Rules
The Snake in your Back Yard
Time: 2pm
Place: The Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Road (Rt. 156)
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Linda Krulikowski, author of Snakes of New England
âThe Snake in your Back Yardâ
Wouldnât you like to know the name of the beautiful slithering creature in your stone wall, garden or wood pile, understand why it is sharing your home ground, and whether it is venomous or can be approached? Linda Krulikowski, author of Snakes of New England, will explain all this and more in a lecture and live demonstration with her pet snake.
This is a Trekkers Event. Children are welcome. Free of charge.
Invasive Shrub Control Workshop
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Place: UCONN Forest, Fenton Tract
Contact Email: thomas.worthley@uconn.edu
Presenter: Jeffrey Ward â Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Thomas Worthley â University of Connecticut, Cooperative Extension
Sponsored by:
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Connecticut â Cooperative Extension
USDA NRCS Connecticut
Invasive plant species including Japanese barberry have been found to increase the risk of exposure to Lyme disease. Controlling Japanese barberry can reduce the risk of exposure to Lyme disease while also increasing growing space for native wildflowers and tree seedlings.
During this workshop, you will learn techniques for an integrated program of invasive plant control in forest understories including: treatment techniques (flame weeding, mechanical control, and herbicide application), site evaluation, time estimations for treatments, and field safety. There will be a handsâon demonstration of techniques and equipment.
Instructors:Â Jeffrey Ward â Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Thomas Worthley â University of Connecticut, Cooperative Extension
Workshop is Free
Pre-Registration Required
Space is Limited, Register Early
Contact Thomas Worthley, UConn
Pre-register or for more information
(860) 345-5232,  thomas.worthley@uconn.edu
This workshop has been evaluated for 1.0 CEU Credits for CT Forest Practitioners.
