DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18, 2019) — Keep America Beautiful, the nation's iconic community-improvement nonprofit-organization, presented Keep Iowa Beautiful with its 2018 President's Circle Award recognition at Keep America Beautiful's recent National Conference. The President's Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of Keep America Beautiful in creating clean, green. and beautiful communities.

Any season is a great time to shoot a photo of your favorite place in Iowa. Grab your camera, or phone, and enter Keep Iowa Beautiful’s 9th Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa’s rural and urban beauty. This photo contest offers both amateur and experienced photographers an opportunity to tell Iowa’s story in a fun, engaging way during your favorite season.

Maybe you have already taken a photo of your favorite place in Iowa. If you have not, grab your camera and take that shot and enter it in Keep Iowa Beautiful's 8th Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa's rural and urban beauty. This photo contest offers both amateur and experienced photographers an opportunity to tell Iowa's story in a fun, engaging way during your favorite season.