The annual Loudoun Arbor Day “Favorite Loudoun Tree” photo contest is under way. Entries are being accepted through Friday, April 21, 2017, in advance of the annual Loudoun Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 29, 2017.
Entries, which may be in black and white or color, must be:
- of a single tree in its entirety growing in Loudoun County;
- no larger than 8 1/2” x 11;”
- unframed; and
- taken by the entrant.
Send photos along with the photographer’s contact information (name, address, phone number and/or email) as well as the location of the tree and kind of tree, if known, to Loudoun County Urban Forester John Zuiker, Department of Building & Development, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd floor, Mailstop #60, Leesburg, VA 20175.
Winning photos will be displayed at the Loudoun Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds, 17558 Dry Mill Road in Leesburg. Awards will be presented to the photographers of the top three photos during the formal ceremony scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Photos will not be returned and become the property of the Loudoun Arbor Day Committee and may be used in displays at other events.
For more information about the photo contest, contact John Zuiker, at 703-771-5991 or John.Zuiker@loudoun.gov. More information about the Arbor Day celebration is online at www.loudoun.gov/ArborDay.