The Greene County Partnership's Trails Committee is holding a contest to design a logo for use with its "Northeast Tennessee (NET) Outdoors" Web site and promotional materials.

"NET OUTDOORS needs a logo -- something edgy, progressive and fresh -- just like our great outdoors!" a Greene County Partnership press release said.

The design contest is to begin June 29 and continue through Sept. 15.

The new logo, according to the release, must:

* be designed for an outdoor recreation theme;

* be suitable for public use and viewing;

* be rendered and clear in both full color, four color and black and white designs;

* be accompanied by a short written description of design concept;

* not have been used previously in public;

* not use, or resemble, any portion of any recognizable known logo; and

* be drawn opaque, and must be able to have its size manipulated.

The organizers gave these directions:

"Produce the design within the space of a 8.5 x 11 size sheet of paper. Do not fold your design - please make notations on outside of envelope, 'do not fold.'

"Formats accepted: EPS, JPG, TIF, PSD, PDF. Compressed files should be submitted by ZIP Design image and should fit within the space of a 8.5 by 11 page. Resolution of at least 600 dpi is required.

"Designs must be accompanied by the artist's full name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number .... There are no age restrictions.

A grand-prize winner and two second-place winners will be chosen from among the submitted designs.The grand-prize winner will receive a weekend outdoor adventure at The Oaks Retreat and Campground.

The two second-place winners will receive a weekend at Hemlock Hollow or an all-day ride at the Mustang Alley Riding Stables.

"The winning design, or any edited version resulting from it, will be included advertising and promotion for the Trails Committee, Greene County Partnership, Greene County, Tennessee," a GCP press release said.