North Carolina "Hidden Treasures" Contest

As you and your family celebrate spring by venturing to the beautiful public lands across North Carolina, Land for Tomorrow asks you to pack your camera or sketchbook. You might capture the right moment for the new "Hidden Treasures" contest.

North Carolina's natural wonders are known world-wide -- Jockey's Ridge, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the lakes and rivers, and more are renowned for their beauty. But there are also  scores of hidden treasures -- parks, gamelands, trails, creeks and other outdoor places that are just as inviting but not nearly as famous.

Everyone has their favorite hiking trail, park, river, greenway or gameland. These are the places one goes  to enjoy nature and escape for a while. They may not get the attention of NC's more famous outdoor attractions, but are just as special.

You are invited  to help put these Hidden Treasures on the map. Starting today and continuing through April 24, Land for Tomorrow is accepting submissions of original photos and illustrations of publicly-accessible natural lands. Photos, including wildlife, will be accepted and shots and illustrations of people enjoying these public lands are encouraged.

As an added bonus, our friends at Great Outdoor Provision Co. have generously donated prizes for the winners in both the photography and illustration categories.

Images may be submitted from now through April 24  2012 via one of the following:

Facebook as a message with an attachment: http://www.facebook.com/L4TNC;
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/l4tnc/;
Email: land4tomorrow@gmail.com; or
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/land4tomorrow (send  the link to the image you'd like to be pinned via email or Facebook message)

Additional details will be posted on the website at http://www.landfortomorrow.org/hidden-treasures