Arts, Photos, Poetry and Literature

Blue Covenant: Th e Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the

Did you know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sponsors a unique, high-energy team
of engineers, called the National Technical Competencies Team (NTCT ), chaired by James
C. Dalton, chief of headquarters’ Engineering and Construction? Until recent years, I was
like any other average person, unaware of such a group, but then I was introduced to the
function of the NTCT , and what I sensed professionally was a burst of renewed purpose,

  Mark Renz - Florida Time Forgot
 
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 Hola friends and friendly strangers!  

29th Annual Photography Contest

Entries accepted:  to  Sunday, February 26
Reception and Award Presentation: Sunday, March 18, 1:00 p.m.

Entries for the Friends’ 29th annual Photography Contest will be accepted between November 26 and February 26. All entries must be taken on the Refuge or in areas adjacent to the Refuge, including the Stormwater Treatment Areas STA1E & STA1W.

Six categories will be accepted - Birds, Fauna, Flora, Landscapes, Artistic and Youth. All entries must be submitted on a CD or DVD. Winners will be announced at the Awards Reception on March 18 at 1:00 p.m.

Submit your artwork for the CHNEP 2013 calendar
We live in a beautiful place and many of you have captured this beauty in your artwork, as is evidenced by the calendars produced by the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) since 2005. The CHNEP is a partnership program working to protect the natural environment of Florida from Venice to Estero Bay to Winter Haven.
 
We hope you will consider being a part of the 2013 calendar.  Please let others know who you think may be interested in participating.
 
You can have your artwork published.