ATHOL — The Millers River Watershed Council is holding the first-ever Millers River & Watershed Photo Contest and Exhibition, co-sponsored with the Athol Public Library, where the exhibition will run throughout October before moving to other watershed venues.
MRWC aims for the contest and exhibition to inspire watershed residents and visitors to explore, appreciate and help protect the 50-mile Millers River and its surrounding watershed of 400 square miles, including numerous tributaries, streams, lakes and ponds.
Contest guidelines are available on the MRWC website’s homepage, at millerswatershed.org. Images must be received ready to hang by the Athol Library after Friday, Aug. 17, and no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24. All submissions meeting the guidelines will be judged by noted nature photographers Paul Rezendes of Athol, Bill Fournier of Gardner and Dale Monette of New Salem.
A map showing the watershed’s boundaries, including all or parts of 17 Massachusetts and six New Hampshire towns, as well as the Gardner, is available on the MRWC website.
For more information, email council@millersriver.net or leave a phone message at 978-248-9491.