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Conservation Caption Contest, Fall 2012 Edition, Round 2

Submitted by jthurston on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 10:01

Has the 2012 Got Dirt? Photo Contest got you bummed because you love contests but have never once managed to take a single decent photo?

Well I've got news that'll cheer you up: That's right! It's time for Round 2 of the Conservation Caption Competition, Fall 2012 Edition…

For a chance at winning a Kelty Commute backpack, come up with a caption for the photo below (taken from the entries to our 2011 Got Dirt? Contest)  and post it as a comment, either here or on our Facebook page, before 5 PM EST this Wednesday. The winner will be announced on Friday.

This turtle looks disoriented.

If you're feeling magnanimous, share this contest with your Facebook buddies. Everyone deserves a chance to win something, even those of us who don't know how to work a camera.

Special thanks to SCA national partner Dr. Pepper Snapple Group for making the Conservation Caption Competition, Fall 2012 Edition possible.

Click here for the full rules.

Conservation Caption Competition, Round 1 Winner

Submitted by jthurston on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 09:05

SCA's caption quality evaluation intern*, Danielle Thompson, has selected her favorite of this week's captions.

BEHOLD. 

The marmot tries yoga.

Congratulations to Greg Jackson for coming up with the winner. Greg, keep an eye out for the postman; your prize is in the mail.

This round of the Conservation Caption Competition, Fall 2012 Edition, has been brought to you by SCA national partner Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Big thanks! Keep an eye out for round two on October 15. Click here for the rules.

 

*When not filling this vital role, Danielle serves as the Environmental Education and Outreach Intern at the Fish and Wildlife Service Field Office in Anchorage, Alaska. Read all about it in her splendid blog. 

Summer is over. Let's talk about surfing.

Submitted by jthurston on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 11:59

When I walk outside these days, there's a bluster in the air. It's not often warm. Sometimes... I shiver.

It wasn't always like this. Just last month I could run around town in shorts. There was no chill, no shivering, only heat and sweat. Times have changed, and so has the weather. I'm left feeling nostalgic.

To indulge this nostalgia, I'm sharing with you an account of the time I spent earlier this year representing the SCA at the US Open of Surfing. It was late July/early August. The sun was high and the waves were higher. Equipped with an iPad and an android phone, my mission was to craft a series of 140-character dispatches that would let you, the reader, feel like you were right there on Huntington Beach, cheering on SCA spokeswoman Lakey Peterson as she attempted to triumph in the country's largest pro-surfing competition.

Can you smell the sunscreen? Can you feel the sand in your toenails? Not yet, my friend, but read on. WARNING: You should probably don some shades before you click here to read my full coverage of the 2012 U.S. Open of Surfing.

For those of you who forgot your shades today, here are a few highlights. You'll have to make do with squinting:

 

One last thing: To celebrate our involvement with the Open, we teamed up with Lakey to give away a surf weekend in her hometown, Santa Barbara. Read all about the lucky winner here.

Conservation Caption Competition, Fall 2012 Edition

Submitted by jthurston on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 19:40

Welcome to the Conservation Caption Competition, Fall 2012 Edition. Every second Monday between now and December 7, I'll be posting a photo to Facebook and calling on you, gentle reader, to caption it.

Captions are due by 5 PM Wednesday. The winning caption, as chosen by our designated caption quality evaluator, SCA intern Danielle Thompson, will be posted here and on Facebook Friday morning. The author of the winning caption will receive a small SCA prize package sent via pony express (or, more likely, the Postal Service). Yay! Prizes!

Now, please get over to our Facebook page and caption this photo of a marmot:

This marmot needs a caption.

The marmot doesn't lie: Entries should be posted as comments, either here or on Facebook.

Special thanks to SCA national program partner Dr. Pepper Snapple Group for making the Fall 2012 Conservation Caption Competition possible.

Click here for the full rules.