Could you be the Conservation Volunteering Photographer of the Year?
Almost a quarter of a million volunteers are regularly getting out and about in towns, parks, the countryside and forests to help conserve our precious natural green spaces and England’s wildlife. To celebrate this work, and to get ready for 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, Defra and Kew have joined forces to find the Conservation Volunteering Photographer of the Year.
The competition is part of the Muck In4Life campaign and aims to capture the fun and enjoyment that comes from volunteering in England’s great outdoors. It was launched by Defra minister for Wildlife and Conservation Huw Irranca-Davies who said:
“While you’re out doing your bit, getting some fresh air and getting active, why not take a photo to capture your experience and enter it into our competition? You don’t need to be an expert photographer to take part - just take a picture that sums up the fun you had helping to conserve English wildlife or nature.”
The competition is open until November 2009 and anyone living and undertaking conservation volunteering in England can enter. The winning photos will form part of an open air exhibition, showing in outdoor venues around the country, starting with Kew in the Spring of next year.
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Page last modified: 13 July 2009
Page published: 13 July 2009