2002 Categories

1. Planted Native forbs/grasses:
   Limit to plantings of native species known to be native in your area.
2. Planted non-native wildflowers:
   Include non-native or garden wildflowers introduced into an area . Photos of species known to be invasive cannot be accepted.
3. Protection:
   Show off preserved native remnant vegetation or endangered plants characteristic of your area.
4. Public Awareness:
   Collect photos, brochures, whatever explains your public outreach effort. . . please limit to 1-3 plastic sleeves.
5. Close-up:
   Chose your best plant species close-ups.
6. Vegetation Management:
   Send examples of woodland, wetland, or grassland restoration, erosion control with natives, reduced mowing results, landscaping, and integrated management methods on invasives.
7. Invasive Plants:
   Close-ups to identify, distant shots to show spread, or related.

Entry Format

• Send no more than 3 photos per category, or a total of 21 per State.
• Each State may enter any one or all of the seven categories.
• Districts, organizations, or individuals may enter through their State Highway Agency.
• Type a cover letter and the back-of-photo information for legibility, please.
• Submit 8x10 photos. These photos become the property our vegetation files.
• Provide a brief description on the back of each photo (date, location, goal and/or names of key plants, State name and category.
• Protect in a plastic sleeve (for a 3 hole binder) when mailing.
• Submissions are due on November 5, 2002.
• Send to the Editor at FHWA, 380 Jackson St., Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55101-2904.

We suggest using a trackable method of mailing.

Photography Tips

• Plan ahead and take your best shots from various angles.
• Give your State Photographer a list of spring and summer roadsides to watch.
• Ask your District offices to help catch the best display at the best time.
• Shoot a close-up and a context photo when possible (gives you choices later).
• Pay attention to the light source and shadows.
• Include a highway reference in foreground or background.
• Only very high quality digital photos are competitive.

Greener Roadsides is a quarterly publication of the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Environment and Planning. If you would like to submit letters, comments, or articles, please address them to:
Bonnie.Harper-Lore@fhwa.dot.gov
Editor, Greener Roadsides
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Natural Environment
HEPN-30, Room 3240
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Phone: (651) 291-6104
Fax: (651) 291-6000