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Ontario Conservation Areas Photo ContestOct 09, 2009 - North Bay – Mattawa Conservation Authority announces an Ontario Conservation Areas Photo Contest.
The NBMCA in conjunction with Conservation Ontario is inviting the public to submit photos that were taken in Conservation Areas.
People from across the area are invited to snap photos of friends and family enjoying one of the NBMCA's 14 Conservation Areas and Trails and submit the photos to Conservation Ontario's photo contest.
"Experiencing nature is often the first step to appreciating our environment," explains Brian Tayler, General Manager of the North Bay – Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA). "Conservation Areas offer friends and families a great opportunity to spend time together, while being physically active."
Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities collectively own and operate close to 250 public conservation areas. Conservation areas play an important environmental, educational and recreational role in Ontario and contribute to the physical and mental wellbeing of the more than 4.5 million Ontarians who visit them each year.
Closer to home, the NBMCA is responsible for 12 unique conservation areas and two recreation trails throughout the region.. The conservation areas range from Eau Claire Gorge on Highway 17 to the Laurentian Escarpment located at the top of the ski hill in North Bay. All of the NBMCA’s conservation areas have free admission 365 days of the year and a complete description can be found at www.nbmca.on.ca.
The NBMCA Conservation Areas (CA) include:
Eau Claire Gorge CA - Hwy 17 E
Corbeil CA
LaVase Portage CA
Elks Lodge Family Park
Mattawa Island CA
Shields-McLaren CA (Lake Talon)
Shirley Skinner CA (Chisholm Twp)
Papineau Lake CA
J.P. Webster Nature Preserve (Nipissing Twp)
Eva Warlaw Park (North Bay)
Laurentian Escarpment CA
Powassan Mountain CA
Kate Pace Way Conservation Trail
Kinsmen Trail (Chippewa Creek)
Next time that you and your family are enjoying one of our local conservation areas, take a photo and submit it to the NBMCA.
Before submitting your photos, visit www.ontariosconservationareas.ca for more information and the rules and regulations of the contest. Some of the photos will be displayed at the NBMCA office on Janey Avenue and on the NBMCA website before being forwarded to Conservation Ontario for the competition. Conservation Ontario will award a camera to winning photographers from across Ontario. The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) was founded in 1972 by the Province of Ontario and the NBMCA’s 10 member municipalities. A non-profit organisation, the NBMCA works closely with the public to ensure the environmental health of the region’s watershed. The NBMCA is one of 36 Conservation Authorities who are members of Conservation Ontario.
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