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Second Annual Poetry, Essay, Photography Contest Open
The U.S. EPA Aging Initiative, in partnership with Generations United and
the Rachel Carson Council, Inc., are inviting submissions for its Second Annual
Rachel
Carson Sense of Wonder Intergenerational Poetry, Essay and Photography Contest.
Carson is considered to be the founder of the contemporary environmental
movement through her landmark book, Silent Spring. Its publication is credited
with
reversing the nation’s pesticide policy.
Using the title of another of Carson’s books, “The Sense of Wonder,” the
contest is seeking submissions from intergenerational teams “that best
express the “Sense of Wonder” that you feel when observing the
sea, the night sky, forests, birds, wildlife, and all that is beautiful to
your eyes.”
“
Through this contest, we are inspiring the youngest and oldest among us to appreciate
wonders and beauty of the natural world,” said EPA Administrator Stephen
L. Johnson.
“
We experience a sense of wonder at every point in our lives, whether as children
or older adults. The contest’s intergenerational message exemplifies a
long history of environmental work bridging the generations which goes back to
the first Earth Day,” said Donna Butts, executive director of Generations
United.
The contest’s intergenerational approach reflects Carson’s desire
to have adults share with children a sense of wonder about nature and help
them discover its joys. Entries must be intergenerational involving a team
of persons
related to unrelated and describe the intergenerational project and how this
project brought the team in touch with the natural world.
The deadline for entries is Monday, June 16, 2008. A panel of expert judges
will select finalists. The winners in each category will then be determined
by the
public, who will have an opportunity to vote on-line in July and August for
their favorite submission in each category: photography, essay, and poetry.
Winners
will be announced on the EPA Aging Initiative Web site in October during Children’s
Health month.
For more information see www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm.
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