NORTH COUNTY — Amateur photographers are encouraged to grab their cameras and come out to the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve for the eighth annual Reserve Escondido Creek Conservancy photo contest. There are several categories to enter photos in: Scenic View, Water Scenery, Plants and Animals, Black and White, and Youth. There will also be a People’s Choice category, which will be determined by an online vote. Winners will be displayed at the reserve’s Elfin Forest Interpretive Center Honoring Susan J. Varty beginning next January. Eligible entries must feature any trail in the reserve as the subject. Photos must be submitted by Sept. 27. More information, including contest rules: www.olivenhain.com/photo.

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