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Thursday - August 28, 2008
From: Gatlinburg , TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: User Comments
Title: Use of pictures from our Image Gallery
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
I would like to use the picture of prickly wild rose on a website I am designing for information on native plants. I am designing this site for children and teachers. Who do I contact?ANSWER:
At the bottom of the Image Gallery home page is a link to the Request Images page. This will generate an online form. Please also read and understand the Image Use Policy webpage, also linked at the bottom of the Image Gallery home page.More User Comments Questions
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