2009 National Association of Conservation District “

Conservation In Action” adult winning photo was taken by

 Larry Quaglia of St. Clairsville, OH.  Patty, his wife,

is teaching their grandson, T. J. Wilson of Sherrodsville how

 to plant a flower garden.  Larry works for AEP at Brilliant,

Ohio and Patty is a Belmont County Master Gardner.

 

 

National Photo Winner

 

The Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District is proud to announce that Larry Quaglia, of St. Clairsville, OH won 1st place for his Conservation in Action photo that was submitted to the 2009 National Association of Conservation District Photo Contest this winter.   Larry received a certificate and $50.00 for his winning photo.  Winning photos are used in national publications.  

 

The Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District used several of the photos from last year’s contest in their newsletter.  They are conducting the photo contest again this year.  The contest is open to amateur photographers who are residents of Belmont County.  Participants can enter as many as five photos total.  Each photo has to fit into one of the four categories:

  1. Conservation Practices- contour buffer strips, crop rotation, livestock management, tree planting, wildlife food plots, field borders, etc.
  2. Close Up Conservation – aquatic insects, clean water, crops & plants & water/rain, farm implements, hands/tools in soil, water, grains, on farm animals, plants and soil/residue, plants/flowers, crops, recycling, water drops, worms/roots/compost
  3. Conservation in Action – Conservation Districts in action – conservation planning, meetings, fairs, field days, interaction with landowners, youth, wildlife, insects, livestock, aquatic life, etc.
  4. Ag/Conservation Across America – barns, crops, farm practice, fence rows, grazing, livestock, implements and tools, pastures, ponds, ranching, tree farms, and youth

 

One adult and one youth (age 6 to 18) winner will be selected and will receive a prize at the Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 11, 2010.  Honorable mentions will also be selected, but won’t receive a monetary award.  Photos will be submitted to the National Association of Conservation Districts Photo Contest.

 

When taking pictures of individuals, please make sure subjects understand that their photo may be used in publications, web and/or video.  Participants must sign a release form if your picture is submitted to the National Competition.

 

Photos must be submitted by November 1, 2010, to Belmont SWCD, 101 N. Market Street, Suite D, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 or to riddleswcd@att.net.  For additional information and a complete list of category explanations and examples and rules, contact Beverly Riddle at 740-526-0027 or 740-526-0032 or visit our web site.