BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.ericksoncenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10 // CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:0c9d7504-c5ba-4e2e-818a-bb5294c85acd X-WR-CALDESC:Seney National Wildlife Refuge \n2023 Photo Contest\n\nYou’re invited to participate in Seney National Wildlife Refuge’s Photo Contest. The sole purpose of the contest is to encourage you to visit and enjoy the refuge. Up to five entries per person may be submitted - no more than thr ee per category with exception of the youth category. Photos may depict an y of the following categories:\n● Wildlife (Birds\, Mammals\, Reptiles & Am phibians\, Spiders\, Insects\, etc.)\n● Public Use/Recreation \n● Landscape \nn Plants/Plant-like Organisms (Wildflowers\, Lichens\, Liverworts\, Fungi \, etc.)\n● Special Assignments (changes annually): Bugs\n● Youth (17 and un der)\nThis year the photo contest will be different. Limited space at the temporary visitor center has provided an opportunity to partner with the E rickson Center for the Arts in Curtis\, Michigan\, to display the photos e ntered into the contest. The photos will be displayed at the Erickson Cent er during the 906 Festival on August 5\, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Votin g will end at 5 p.m. and winners will be announced at 6 p.m. Prizes will b e awarded in people’s choice and a juried contest at the festival. All pho tos entered will also be showcased at Loonapalooza\, an event put on by th e Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge on August 11\, 2023. The event is open to the public from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Erickson Center. Credit will be given to each of the contestants once the voting has been completed. Certificates will be awarded. \n\nContest Rules and Regulations \nn All entries must be photographs taken at Huron\, Harbor Island\, or Sen ey National Wildlife Refuges\, the Whitefish Point Unit\, or the Kirtland’ s Warbler Wildlife Management Area.\n• Up to five entries per person may be submitted - no more than three per category with the exception of the you th category. Youth may enter up to five photos. A youth is a person under the age of 18.\n• All photographs must be submitted in printed 8” x 10” for mat. We often use photos in brochures and other publications and would app reciate an electronic copy if you agree to allow us to use your photo for other purposes. I am sorry\, but we will not have online voting this year because we do not have the staff capacity. Any photos not in accordance wi th size restrictions are subject to cropping.\n• Black and white or color p hotos are acceptable. Photos may not be matted\, nor should there be any f rame or border surrounding the photo. Photos may not display the name of t he photographer on the front of the photograph.\n• Photos that have been al tered to combine two or more photos will be disqualified. Photos that use replication or other techniques to add details to a photo will be disquali fied.\n• Anyone whose photo has been disqualified will be notified before t he voting begins.\n• Mail or deliver the printed entries to either the by A ugust 1: \n Seney National Wildlife Refuge Erickson Center for the Art \n ATTN: Photo Contest ATTN: Photo Contest \n 1674 Refuge Entrance Road P.O. Box 255 (Street Address - Saw-Wa-Quato St) \n Seney\, MI 49 883 Curtis\, MI 49820\n• Please email electronic copies to seney@fws.gov \, the subject line should read “Photo Contest Entry.” \n• Entries are acce pted year-round.\n• On the back of each printed photo please attach a signe d permission form with your contact information.\n• All entries must be rec eived by August 1\, or they will be entered in the following year’s contes t.\n• If a minor is pictured in a photo\, an “Agreement for Use of Likeness in Audio/Visual Products” (Form 3-2260) must accompany the entry. Forms c an be found at (http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-2260.pdf). Copies can also be f ound at the Visitor Center or mailed to requesting individuals.\n• All entr ies will be retained by the refuge and may be used for a variety of reason s including but not limited to publications\, webpages and presentations. \nn While extreme care will be taken in handling all entries\, the refuge c annot be responsible for any damage to photographs.\n X-WR-RELCALID:8a7a2f8227a6a2e2187f45d2c7df669b X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18f5a321-424e-48b9-9b39-3a4490670b2d DTSTAMP:20260615T165402Z DESCRIPTION:Seney National Wildlife Refuge \n2023 Photo Contest\n\nYou’re i nvited to participate in Seney National Wildlife Refuge’s Photo Contest. T he sole purpose of the contest is to encourage you to visit and enjoy the refuge. Up to five entries per person may be submitted - no more than thre e per category with exception of the youth category. Photos may depict any of the following categories:\n● Wildlife (Birds\, Mammals\, Reptiles & Amp hibians\, Spiders\, Insects\, etc.)\n● Public Use/Recreation \n● Landscape \nn Plants/Plant-like Organisms (Wildflowers\, Lichens\, Liverworts\, Fungi \, etc.)\n● Special Assignments (changes annually): Bugs\n● Youth (17 and un der)\nThis year the photo contest will be different. Limited space at the temporary visitor center has provided an opportunity to partner with the E rickson Center for the Arts in Curtis\, Michigan\, to display the photos e ntered into the contest. The photos will be displayed at the Erickson Cent er during the 906 Festival on August 5\, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Votin g will end at 5 p.m. and winners will be announced at 6 p.m. Prizes will b e awarded in people’s choice and a juried contest at the festival. All pho tos entered will also be showcased at Loonapalooza\, an event put on by th e Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge on August 11\, 2023. The event is open to the public from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Erickson Center. Credit will be given to each of the contestants once the voting has been completed. Certificates will be awarded. \n\nContest Rules and Regulations \nn All entries must be photographs taken at Huron\, Harbor Island\, or Sen ey National Wildlife Refuges\, the Whitefish Point Unit\, or the Kirtland’ s Warbler Wildlife Management Area.\n• Up to five entries per person may be submitted - no more than three per category with the exception of the you th category. Youth may enter up to five photos. A youth is a person under the age of 18.\n• All photographs must be submitted in printed 8” x 10” for mat. We often use photos in brochures and other publications and would app reciate an electronic copy if you agree to allow us to use your photo for other purposes. I am sorry\, but we will not have online voting this year because we do not have the staff capacity. Any photos not in accordance wi th size restrictions are subject to cropping.\n• Black and white or color p hotos are acceptable. Photos may not be matted\, nor should there be any f rame or border surrounding the photo. Photos may not display the name of t he photographer on the front of the photograph.\n• Photos that have been al tered to combine two or more photos will be disqualified. Photos that use replication or other techniques to add details to a photo will be disquali fied.\n• Anyone whose photo has been disqualified will be notified before t he voting begins.\n• Mail or deliver the printed entries to either the by A ugust 1: \n Seney National Wildlife Refuge Erickson Center for the Art \n ATTN: Photo Contest ATTN: Photo Contest \n 1674 Refuge Entrance Road P.O. Box 255 (Street Address - Saw-Wa-Quato St) \n Seney\, MI 49 883 Curtis\, MI 49820\n• Please email electronic copies to seney@fws.gov \, the subject line should read “Photo Contest Entry.” \n• Entries are acce pted year-round.\n• On the back of each printed photo please attach a signe d permission form with your contact information.\n• All entries must be rec eived by August 1\, or they will be entered in the following year’s contes t.\n• If a minor is pictured in a photo\, an “Agreement for Use of Likeness in Audio/Visual Products” (Form 3-2260) must accompany the entry. Forms c an be found at (http://www.fws.gov/forms/3-2260.pdf). Copies can also be f ound at the Visitor Center or mailed to requesting individuals.\n• All entr ies will be retained by the refuge and may be used for a variety of reason s including but not limited to publications\, webpages and presentations. \nn While extreme care will be taken in handling all entries\, the refuge c annot be responsible for any damage to photographs.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T170000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Seney National Wildlife Refuge 2023 Photo Contest END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR