CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Dec. 6, 2018) – The 2019 Roadsides in Bloom Calendar is now available to order.
The free calendar, which is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) and Department of Transportation (WVDOT), includes 12 pictures of Mountain State wildflowers growing naturally along roadways or in Operation Wildflower beds planted by the Division of Highways (WVDOH). The pictures were chosen from dozens of entries submitted by photographers from West Virginia and surrounding states.
West Virginia’s Operation Wildflower beautification program is a joint effort between the WVDEP and the WVDOH. It includes more than 100 acres of wildflowers grown along West Virginia’s roadways.
The photographers and flowers in this year’s calendar include:
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Melodee Price – Goldenrod on Up There Road, Pendleton County
January
Mary Beth O’Dell – Dogwood near Alta, Greenbrier County
February
Charmagne Vecchio – Wild Phlox along Sardis River Road, Harrison County
March
Jarrod Riffe – Eastern Redbud Flower at I-64 Sandstone exit, Summers County
April
Morgan Craddock – Yellow Ironweed on Price Creek Road, Cabell County
May
Kilsong Cox – Wild Azalea Bloom and Golden Sun on Spruce Knob, Pendleton County
June
Ann Walker – Blackberry Blossom on Hill Creek Road, Pocahontas County
July
Allan Tucker – Joe Pye Weed and Wingstem along Teter Road, Upshur County
August
Melodee Price – Goldenrod on Up There Road, Pendleton County
September
Karl Boone – Chicory along Edray Road, Pocahontas County
October
Sandra Miller – Yellow Daisies along Bickel Knob Road, Randolph County
November
Sharon & Gladys Carper – Ironweed and Goldenrod, Wood County
December
Ed Rehbein – Bee Balm and Turk’s Cap Lily on Highland Scenic Highway, Pocahontas County
To order a calendar
CLICK HERE, call 1-800-322-5530, or email dep.aah@wv.gov. If you call and get voicemail please leave your name and address in the mailbox. Requests are limited to one calendar per household. West Virginia residents receive priority.
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