We are excited to announce that the annual UWCA photo contest will continue! We would like to invite you to submit your best noxious weed photos for a chance to win prizes and recognition. There will be 3 categories for the second annual UWCA contest.

• Meeting the Challenge
  • (Show us your biggest challenges, worst weeds, or ways that you have overcome these challenges with innovation and partnerships.)
• Most Beautiful Weed Photo
  • (We enjoyed seeing your most beautiful pictures last year and we want to see more!)
• Before and After Pictures
  • (We have added this category for 2026. Please submit TWO photos, a before and an after photo of your challenges and how you successfully overcame them. We will be looking for the most impactful story told in two photos.)

Grab your cameras and get out into the field!

Photo Contest Rules:

1. Contest is open to UWCA members who are attending the 2026 UWCA Conference.
2. Each participant can only submit one photo per category (2 Two photos in the before and after category).
3. For the “Meeting the Challenge” and “Before and After”categories, we will request 100 words or less to describe your biggest challenge or how your photo shows you meeting a challenge.
4. Photos should not include identifiable people.
5. By submitting your photos, you are providing permission for UWCA to display your photos at the 2026 UWCA conference and UWCA website.

We will be making a few changes this year:

1. The names will be removed from all photo submissions during voting.
2. Photos will be submitted using a Google form that can be found on the UWCA website later this year.

To submit photo’s now, click this link: https://forms.gle/nZTf9vM6DKjq3cmWA