Our deadline is April 1, 1997. The 1996 photo contest winners will be honored at a ceremony in May, details to be announced in the next Newsletter and on the Hot-line. The 1997 photo contest will be coordinated by Judy Whiting. Judy has graciously volunteered to run a contest called the Seasons of the Rockaway River using submissions of photographs of the river throughout the seasons. Two categories, Open Pictorial and The Natural River are this year's theme.
Photographers can submit up to four photos per category.
Entry forms are available by calling the Hot-line. The first two phases of restoration of the park have restored more than a third of this formerly neglected park to a garden-like setting with native shrubs, trees and wood chip footpaths. With the flocks of destructive geese gone, the park is green once again. We will need volunteers to help plant trees and shrubs, spread topsoil and woodchips, move and place boulders, plus other work needed to complete the restoration of the park and its riverbanks. A dedication ceremony is planned for Sunday, June 15.