To honor the 1964 Wilderness Act, the 3.5 million acres of wilderness within Colorado, and our members’ tireless dedication to protecting and preserving our wildlands, Western Colorado Congress invites its members to submit their best wilderness-related images to our 2014 Photo Contest!
Contest entries will be voted on by attendees of WCC’s Annual Meeting on October 12. Deadline for submissions has been pushed back till Friday, October 10th. Click here for complete Contest Rules and Contest Entry Form.
To enter the contest, submit a photograph of a Colorado Wilderness, Wilderness Study Area or similar lands in the National Preservation System. Each member may submit only one (1) photo to the contest. The photograph must have been taken by the entrant, and submitted both as a digital file, and as a matted print (minimum print size 8”x10”).
Three winners will be honored, all of which will receive two tickets to John Fielder’s “Wilderness at 50 Slideshow & Presentation” in Grand Junction (11/19/14), Montrose (11/20/14) OR Paonia (11/21/14).
In addition, winners will receive:
Winning images will appear on WCC’s website, Facebook and related social media pages, and at the WCC office (if the winners so desire).
After working for our Alliance for 32 years, Brenda retired in 2018 and took a two-year hiatus before rejoining the fold as a board member. She is a treasure trove of little known facts about the organization after managing everything from the membership database to our communications. Her other interests include dabbling in a number of artforms, hiking, botany (her college major), t'ai chi and chi gung, and swing dancing. With roots in western Washington state, she has lived in Montrose with her husband Kevin since 1984.