Fort Churchill State Historic Park in Fallon holding amateur photo contest

Entries are beinga ccepted until Oct. 16 for Fort Churchill State Historic Park’s second annual amateur photo contest.

Visitors to Fort Churchill and Buckland Station are invited to submit photos of scenery, plants, wildlife and cultural resources found within the park. The top three winners will receive a Nevada State Parks Passport Permit, good for unlimited free entrance to any Nevada State Park for an entire year.

Entries must be submitted as an 8-by-10 or smaller photograph and dropped off at Buckland Station on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or mailed to Nevada State Parks, Fort Churchill Photo Contest Entry, 16799 Lahontan Dam, Fallon, NV 89406. Submissions will be displayed for public voting at Buckland Station form Oct. 22 through Jan. 1. Entry is free.

For more information, call 775-577-4880, or email bucklandstation@hdiss.net, or go to http://parks.nv.gov/parks/fort-churchill-state-historic-park/.