Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 Octoraro Watershed Association Photography Contest.

This contest is open to photographers of any age. There are three age categories—Adults (18 years of age and above), Youth (13 to 17 years of age), and Youth 2 (12 years of age and under).

All photographs must be taken within the Octoraro Watershed which encompasses the following townships: Eden, Bart, Sadsbury (in both Lancaster and Chester counties), West Sadsbury, Highland, West Fallowfield, Upper Oxford, Lower Oxford, East Nottingham, Little Britain, Fulton, East Drumore, and West Nottingham, and the boroughs of Atglen and Christiana, Pennsylvania and Cecil County, Maryland. All photographs must be identified with their location within the watershed (county, township, borough). 

Photographs may be color or black and white. Photos will be entered and judged in four categories:

• Wildlife – plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, invertebrates, fungi (please, no domestic animals)
• Landscapes – sites, scenery, historic buildings
• Agriculture - farm-related activities and/or farm landscapes
• Trailcam – interesting photographs captured on your trailcam.

All photographs will be submitted in printed format:  8”X11” or larger hard copy mounted on foam/hard cardboard. Please know that all photographs after judging will be part of a traveling show to local libraries and venues. Very large photographs may be difficult to mount and transport.  Only mounted hard copies will be accepted at the OWA office, located inside the West Fallowfield Township Building, Suite 7, 3095 Limestone Road in Cochranville. 

Photos may be dropped off on March 6 and 7, between 6 and 8 p.m. each evening. If you are unable to make those dates, please contact Chotty Sprenkle for alternate arrangements.

Winning photographs will also be featured in the OWA newsletter and on the website at www.theowa.org.

For more information, please contact Chotty Sprenkle directly at [email protected]  or 610-593-2808 or text 484-888-5416.