Rare Plant Treasure Hunt

2012 Awards and Deadlines

2010 Grand Prize winner, Duncan Bell, taking a photo of Eriastrum harwoodii (Photo by Amber Swanson)

(Photo by Lara Hartley)

To recognize our volunteers we will be giving away prizes to those that have excelled in one of the categories below. To be considered for a prize you must turn in all your forms, photos, and/or volunteer hours to us by October 17th. Please mail them to treasurehuntcnps.org. Winners will be notified by October 21th and announced November 1st.

Most occurrences updated
Grand Prize for our Treasure Hunter Extraordinaire

• Free attendance to one education workshop OR a CNPS online store or REI gift certificate- $100 value and
• One year free individual CNPS membership - $45 value

2nd most occurrences updated
Second Prize - Intrepid Treasure Hunter

• CNPS online store or REI gift certificate-$50 value and
• One year free individual CNPS membership- $45 value

3rd most occurrences updated
Third Prize - Terrific Treasure Hunter,

• CNPS book (of the choices below) and
• One year free individual CNPS membership- $45 value

And for our Chapters we have the...

Grand Chapter Prize
Chapter with the most hours and occurrences updated

• Field equipment for future treasure hunts
• Bragging rights!

Runner up Chapter Prize
Chapter with the second most combined hours and occurrences updated

• Field equipment for future treasure hunts
• Bragging rights!

And for everyone...

Photo Contest

Enter a photo you have taken of a rare plant, rare plant community or treasure hunt (it doesn't have to be associated with a form or from a specific treasure hunt). We will choose 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners to receive one of the prizes listed below and have their photo displayed on our blog, facebook page and website! Files sizes should be at least 900 KB in size. Send them in to treasurehuntcnps.org. Individuals are limited to 6 entries.

Best Essay

Please send in an essay about your experience with the treasure hunt. This is very open-ended, so be creative! Essays should be from 1 to 2 pages. The winning essay will be featured on our blog and on our website in the section Stories from the Field. The winner will receive one of the prizes listed below.

Prizes will also be awarded for: Most field trips led; Most field trips attended; and Most volunteer hours.

These recipients may choose one of the following:

• CNPS regional Wildflower posters
• Books:
  • California's Changing Landscapes: Diversity and Conservation of California Vegetation
  • The Best Blooms Ever-Why El Nino Makes the Desert Bloom
  • Plants of the Tahoe Basin (softcover)
  • Rare Lilies of California