How Can I get a Copy of the TRWA 2012 Tide Calendar?

Calendars will be on sale at the TRWA's Wild & Scenic Film Festival November 11th & 12th at the Main Street Branch of the Brockton Public Library. Calendars will also be on sale after November 14th at the TRWA’s Main office at the River Center at the Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge on Cohannet Street, Taunton, MA; Readmore Books, Taunton, MA; and Slip’s Capeway Marina, Raynham, MA. Calendars can also be purchased via mail order by downloading this form.

Click here for Submission Guidelines for the 3rd Annual Photography Contest

Our Second Annual Calendar Contest - The winners are in!

TO ORDER A CALENDAR, CLICK HERE

Paul Lauenstein, Sharon, MA – Cover Image – “Bullfrog, Beaver Brook”

Sally Spooner, Lakeville, MA – January – “Ice Fishing” and February –
“Half Time at the Patrios Game”

Roy Edwards, Brockton, MA – March - “Nemasket River at Wareham Street”

Cheryl Thompson Cameron, Glocester, RI – April - “Nemasket River at
the Bridge Street Bridge”

David Ennis, Berkley, MA – May – “Rattlesnake Brook”; August –
“Plastic in an Osprey Nest”; and November – “Lake Rico”

Rebecca Carreiro, Norton, MA – June “Overnight Paddle on the Taunton River”

Paul Bienvenue, Somerset, MA – July – “Fireworks, Fall River”; and
December – “Reflections of Winter”

Karen Callan, Raynham, MA – September - “Fall Reflections, Johnson’s Pond”

Jennifer O’Keefe, Taunton, MA – October – “Gray Morning, Town River”

Photographs from the runner up winners were also published in the
calendar. Runner up winners are:

Bernice Morrissey, Raynham, MA
Ruth Douillette, Bridgewater, MA
Tim Watts, Easton, MA
Tricia Cassady, Middleborough, MA
Raul Ras, Fall River, MA
Dianne Burns, Seekonk, MA
Christopher Correia, Stoughton, MA
Paulette Taylor, Fall River, MA

All the shots depicted were of subjects within the Taunton River watershed and were taken within the last five years. The winning photographs will be on display at the Main Street Branch of the Brockton Public Library during the TRWA’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Friday and Saturday evenings, November 11th & 12th. Calendars will also be on sale after November 14th at the TRWA’s Main office at the River Center at the Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge on Cohannet Street, Taunton, MA; Readmore Books, Taunton, MA; and Slip’s Capeway Marina, Raynham, MA. Calendars can also be purchased via mail order by downloading this form.

The TRWA will be publishing another calendar in 2013 and the submission period for that calendar contest is now open. Check below for more information.

Many thanks to the corporate sponsors without whom the TRWA 2012 Calendar would not be possible.

Don't wait, get a jump on the 2103 calendar! submit your photos now!

The 2013 contest is open to all, amateur and professional, young and old.  Photographs must be of wild life, scenery, or recreational activities TAKEN WITHIN the Taunton River Watershed related to water use and conservation in the watershed.  Photographs must be taken within the last five years and must be the sole property of the submitting party. For a list of the communities within the Taunton River watershed, click here.

Image Criteria:

1. Photographs must be submitted in electronic format (must be a .jpg or .tif or .RAW file.) Unfortunately, our volunteers do not have the time to scan photos taken with film.
2. Because of the high quality printing process, we can only use hi-resolution files (Shoot the photos on the HIGHEST image resolution and LARGEST file size that your digital camera has.)  The actual image size when printed out should be no smaller than 10 x 8 inches (pixel dimensions 3000 x  2400). Image resolution should be 300 dpi or greater. ***File size should be 1MB or greater***. If you have any questions, e-mail the TRWA offices for more information.
3. Photos with a landscape orientation are preferred over portrait orientation.  Seasonal shots are encouraged.

Deadline for image submission is midnight September 10, 2012.

Click here for a downloadable .pdf file of the contest submission guidelines and release form. For more information, call the TRWA at (508) 828-1101 or e-mail director@savethetaunton.org

Please mail or drop off files saved on a CD-Rom with a signed entry form to:

Mailing address:                                                      Drop off Address (do not mail to!):

Taunton River Watershed Alliance                      Taunton River Watershed Alliance
Calendar Contest                                                    At the Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Sanctuary
P.O. Box 1116                                                          1298 Cohannet Street, Taunton, MA
Taunton, MA 02780                                                

Files can be e-mailed to the office as long as a submission guideline & release form is faxed or mailed in. Please call or e-mail the office first to double check the address and receive further instructions (i.e. send the files individually - not all in one e-mail, etc.).