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                                    Butternut Seedling Order Form

                                    Why are you contacting us today?

                                    For healthy butternuts located outside of eastern Ontario, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the Forest Gene Conservation Association (FGCA)

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                                    We will review your information and get back you as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest in Butternut Recovery! In the meantime, learn more about caring for Butternut seedlings: [PDF document: Butternut Stewardship Planting Program]

                                    NOTE: Free butternut seedlings are available to all landowners in the Rideau Valley and Mississippi Valley Watersheds, while supplies last. Submitting this request form does not guarantee your order. Our forestry staff will be in touch once inventory is confirmed.

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                                    RVCA Calendar Photo Contest 2025

                                    Contest Rules and Regulations

                                    • Photos can be submitted for consideration between May 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025.
                                    • Photos must be taken in or feature the Rideau Valley watershed, and entrants must attest that the photo was taken by them and does not infringe on any copyrights.
                                    • Photos can be digitally edited, but significantly altered photos will not be considered.
                                    • Entrants can submit as many photos as they like (one photo per submission form).
                                    • Winning photos will be chosen at the discretion of the RVCA’s design team and will be published in the calendar with credit to the photographer.
                                    • The RVCA reserves the right to retain all entries for use in any other collateral published by RVCA or its charitable foundation, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation, with or without credit, regardless of whether they are chosen for the calendar.
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                                    FIrst and Last Name
                                    Wildlife, flora or points of interest should be identified
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                                    You must submit this form again for each photo submission.

                                    The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA)’s 2026 Commemorative Calendar Contest involves the submission of photographs of wildlife, scenes, or landscapes that represent the Rideau Valley watershed (“Entry”). Winning photos will be featured with photographer credit in our 2026 calendar. The RVCA reserves the right to retain all entries for use in any other distributions or publications by RVCA or its charitable foundation, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation, with or without credit to the Entrant, regardless of whether the Entry is chosen for the calendar. By making this submission I agree to the following conditions:

                                    1. As Entrant, I affirm the Entry submitted in this form was taken by me. I affirm this Entry does not infringe on another person’s copyright or intellectual property rights.
                                    2. As Entrant, I hereby grant the RVCA and its affiliates the irrevocable right to use and publish all data as set forth in the Entry, in whole or in part, for all purposes, in any and all media, distributions and publications in perpetuity, with or without credit to me.
                                    3. As Entrant, I confirm I have the full right and power to enter into this Agreement and that my submission and this agreement does not in any way conflict with any existing commitment.
                                    4. I acknowledge that I will not receive any compensation, monetary or otherwise, from the RVCA or its charitable foundation, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation, for the use of my submission.
                                    5. As Entrant, I further acknowledge and agree that:
                                      • The RVCA may make recordings, pictures, videos, images or other derivatives of the Entry without limitation.
                                      • In connection with such recordings, pictures, videos, images or derivatives, the Entrant gives and grants to the RVCA and its affiliates the irrevocable right to use and publish the Entrant’s name, photograph, likeness and biographical data in relation to the Entry.
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                                    You can pre-order your calendar starting on xx/xx/2025 at 8:00:00 AM.

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