Calling all amateur, professional and student photographers: Enter your photos of Maryland’s rich natural and recreational resources – water, wildlife, farms, fields, parks, animals, insects, forests and protected areas into the 2013 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest for a chance to win some terrific prizes

Enter your photos into the 2013 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Park Service and Maryland Public Television. Contest winners receive prizes and have their photos published in the Maryland Natural Resource 2014 winter issue as well as the 2014 Maryland Natural Resource Calendar.

Photos will be judged in 6 categories:

Birds: Maryland offers over 423 species to choose from.
Wildlife: Mammals, reptiles, fish, you decide!
Insects: Bugs, bugs and more bugs.
Scenic: Maryland’s spectacular landscape.
Flora: Wild-growing plants, including flowers, leaves, fruits and all other cool looking parts.
People enjoying State Parks: Highlighting Maryland’s State Parks from hiking to kayaking, cross-country skiing, to fly-fishing, camping to free climbing to canoeing and shell or fossil-collecting.