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LOVELL — The Kezar Lake Watershed Association is celebtated its 50th anniversary with a photo contest that will focus on 20 key plant and wildlife species in the area being used to study climate change.
By incorporating citizen science observation into the contest, the association hopes to call attention to the effects of climate change on the watershed, it said in a news release.
“We are looking for the majesty and details of these key species in action,” said Don Griggs and Laura Robinson, KLWA board members.
The photographs should be taken within the Kezar Lake watershed between July 13 and Aug. 15. Photos submitted to KLWAphotocontest@gmail.com must list the species and location of each photo, and be received by Thursday, Aug. 15.
Details of the contest — including the specific species that are eligible subjects — are available at klwa.us/photocontest.
A panel of judges will award three prizes: First Prize — a full-day rental of a Harris Tritoon pontoon boat from Kezar Lake Marina, valued at $400;(Second Prize — a $150 gift certificate from Harvest Gold Gallery in Lovell; Third Prize — a $100 dinner-for-two gift certificate from the Lodge at Pleasant Point, Kezar Lake.
On Aug. 29, 1969 the Kezar Lake Gypsy Moth Fund voted to change its name to the Kezar Lake Association. Over the past 50 years, KLWA has developed a broad range of programs and services fulfilling its mission to preserve and protect the watershed, benefitting local residents and summer guests alike.
KLWA hopes that the photo contest will not only mark the organization’s anniversary but call attention to the University of Maine’s “Signs of the Seasons” program of citizen science and spark the involvement of area residents in their effort to monitor changes in key indicator species throughout the year, organizers said. “These observations are generating a richly detailed record of seasonal change that is allowing scientists to better track and predict the effects of climate change in our region.”
