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Spring Photography Contest at New Melones Lake!
Tuttletown, CA...The Bureau of Reclamation announces the third annual spring photography contest at New Melones Lake. The contest is only open to amateur photographers and the deadline for submissions is June 3, 2019. The photo contest has three categories: landscape, flora/fauna, and recreation. Participants may submit one photograph per category. All photographs must be from the New Melones Lake Recreation Area, taken in 2019, and must be in their original, un-edited form.
Two photographs from each category will be selected and the winning photographers will be awarded a two-night camping certificate for New Melones Lake. One photograph will be selected as “Best of Show,” and the winner will receive a New Melones Lake Annual Pass. The winning photographs will be announced by July 4, 2019.
Please submit photographs to Joshua Pelham at jpelham@usbr.gov, and include: the photographer’s name, contact information, location of the photograph and photographic category of each picture. For more information, contact Joshua at 209-536-9094 ext. 236.
The photographer retains their rights to the photograph; however, they grant Reclamation (and those authorized by Reclamation) a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce, and create works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any Reclamation purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion, website, exhibition, and commercial products, including, but not limited to Reclamation publications. Any photograph reproduced will be given photograph credit as Bureau of Reclamation.
The New Melones Lake Administration office and Visitor Center and Museum is located at 6850 Studhorse Flat Road, Sonora, CA 95370. For additional information call the Visitor Center at 209-536-9543 (TTY 800-877-8339) or visit https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/newmelones/index.html
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Earth Day Community Creek Cleanup
Friends, classmates, family, & local businesses are coming together to celebrate Earth Day with their community spirit to help cleanup our environment. Help keep our beautiful Sierra Foothills clean and clear of litter for our visitors, our community, and nature herself. This may be your best opportunity all year to take the action you have been meaning to, to help our environment. Come join the fun! Bring a friend and family.
What you need: Come with boots and gloves (adults & kids!) to pick up litter along our creek shoreline and adjacent Highway 4. Safety vests and trash bags will be provided. Children 6 and older with an adult are welcome. Meet at the staging areas in Angels Camp, and Murphys.
Hosted by A-Team For Wildlife. Call 209-225-9660 for info. Have a group? Call us and let us know you are coming.
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