West Virginia DEP's "Roadsides in Bloom" calendar contest now open

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is accepting entries for the 23rd Annual "Roadsides in Bloom" calendar contest. Submit your high-resolution photos of wildflowers along state roadways by September 19, 2025, for a chance to be featured in the 2026 calendar.

CHARLESTON The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protections inviting photographers to submit entries for the 23rd Annual "Roadsides in Bloom" calendar contest.

Sponsored by the Adopt-A-Highway program, the contest highlights beautiful wildflowers growing along state roadways.

To enter, submit your high-resolution, landscape-oriented photos taken in West Virginia by September 19, 2025. Each entry must feature wildflowers along a visible roadway. You can submit up to three photos, but only one will be selected as a winner. Twelve winners will be chosen, with one grand-prize winner featured on the cover of the calendar.

For more details, visit the WVDEP website or email your submissions to dep.aah@wv.gov.

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