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W.Va. DEP Wants Your Roadside Wildflower Photos

A green field with large yellow sunflower blooms
Photographs must be taken in West Virginia, and the wildflowers must be growing along a road with the road prominently visible in the frame.
Eric Douglas/west Virginia Public Broadcasting

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is seeking submissions for the 24th Annual “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar contest. 

This free calendar features photos of wildflowers growing naturally along West Virginia roadways. Photographs must be taken in West Virginia, and the wildflowers must be growing along a road with the road prominently visible in the frame. 

Applicants may submit up to three photos. However, only one winning photo will be selected from a photographer’s entry. Photos must be submitted in landscape orientation, and they must be at least 300 DPI or higher resolution. 

Twelve winners will be selected to represent each month in 2027. A grand prize winner will be chosen to appear on the calendar cover.  

Entries must be in electronic format and submitted to dep.aah@wv.gov

WVDEP officials ask applicants to provide their name, address, phone number, email address and a short description of the most prominent flower depicted. Each entry must include the location and county of where the photo was taken. Photos submitted will become property of the WVDEP. 

The deadline for entries is Friday, Sept. 11. 
 

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