The Watershed Foundation would love to see how you live, learn and play on the area’s lakes and streams. TWF’s annual photo contest, “Picture Your Watershed,” is a creative way to connect residents with their local natural resources and community, according to a news release from TWF. Each submitted picture displays how the local lakes play a role in an individual’s life.
“At TWF, one of our favorite things is connecting others to the watershed we all share. The photo contest helps promote understanding about how we are all, in some way, connected to and benefit from our natural water resources,” The Watershed Foundation Executive Director Lyn Crighton said.
The following categories are available for photograph submission:
-Lovin’ the Lakes: People engaged in lake activities – tubing, swimming, walking along the shore, etc.
-Wet ‘n’ Wildlife: Animals and wildlife
-Nature’s Studio: Landscapes and watery reflections
-Pollution Solutions: Capturing volunteer efforts and the fixes that protect our lakes
Rules, conditions and photo submission are available online at watershedfoundation.org/2021photocontest/.
The deadline for submitting entries is Dec. 31. Voting for the People’s Choice Awards will run from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31.
TWF was founded in 1997 to protect and improve water quality in the Upper Tippecanoe River Watershed; spanning from Crooked Lake in Whitley County to the Warsaw-Winona Lake areas.
Over the past 24 years, TWF has worked with farmers and lake residents to construct over 200 water quality improvement projects.
In the last six years alone, these efforts have prevented over 1 billion pounds of weeds and algae from growing in area lakes and streams, the release states.
