New Rules Make Olympus Photo Contest Easier

On April 15th, the Natural Resource Program Center announced the first "Natural Resource Science for Visitor Enjoyment of National Parks" photo contest. NPS entrants would be competing for one of 50 top-of-the line' compact digital cameras, donated by Olympus, for their park or other NPS work unit.

So many park staff and VIP's subsequently asked for more time to take pictures (summer being a great time for photos) and for an easier process that the NPS got with Olympus and made some changes. The contest has accordingly been revised.

The deadline has been extended to August 15th and the rules have been made simpler. Another important improvement that’s been made is to make the website public sot that park staff and volunteers can access the site from their home computers.

The following link will take you to the official site and new rules:

http://www.nature.nps.gov/PhotoContest/

Question should be directed via email to Diana Maxwell. She can also be contacted at 303-969-2078. For a copy of the original InsideNPS article on the contest, click on “More Information” below.