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In
all, more than 1,400 refuge images were submitted,
undeniable evidence that refuges are great places
to visit and that a great many photographers and
other outdoor enthusiasts are out there experiencing
our country's varied wildlife heritage.
In
connection with the Refuge Photo Contest, and
in celebration of the 103rd anniversary
of the establishment of the first National Wildlife
Refuge on March 14, 1903, we are launching an
online Refuge
Image Library, a collection of high quality
images showcasing the rich and varied wildlife
and habitat protected by our country’s National
Wildlife Refuge System.
This
new online gallery, featuring the more than 200
semi-finalist images from the photo contest, is
searchable by subject category and state, and
provides contact information for each photographer.
Currently the Library contains images from over
70 refuges; future Refuge Photo Contests will
allow us to expand this valuable resource, and
will ensure that each new issue of Wildlife
Refuge magazine is more spectacular than the
last!
Click
here
to visit NWRA’s Refuge Image Library and
view this terrific collection of images.
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First
Place
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John
Eriksson of Waller, TX
for
photo of Black Terns, Malheur NWR, OR
winner
of the full digiscoping outfit from contest
sponsor Swarovski Optik of North America
(SONA)
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Second
Place
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Ed
Bustya of Phoenix, AZ
for
photo of Pied-Billed Grebes, Tualatin River
NWR, OR
winner
of the Swarovski 8 x 30 SLC binoculars
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Third
Place
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Brett
Breeding of New Castle, DE
for
photo of Snowy Egret, Bombay Hook NWR, DE
winner
of the Swarovski Extremadura carrying bag
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Fourth
Place
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Stan
Bousson of Moline, IL
for
photo of Scenic Wetlands, Kootenai NWR,
ID
winner
of the TrekPod with MagMount from Trek Technologies
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following 25 Fifth Place winners will receive
a Kaufman Focus Guide and a Peterson Field
Guide from Houghton Mifflin: |
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David
Caldwell of Santa
Fe, NM, for photo of Sandhill Cranes, Bosque
del Apache NWR, NM |
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Art
Cole of Woodbridge, VA, for photo of Monarch
butterfly, Occoquan Bay NWR, VA |
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Jim
Cruce of Gresham, OR, for photo of Rough-Legged
and Red-tailed Hawks, Ridgefield NWR, WA |
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Brian
L. Currie of Syracuse, UT, for photo
of Western Grebes, Bear River Migratory
Bird Refuge, UT
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Bob
Griffith of Veradale, WA, for photo of
Red-tailed Hawk, Turnbull NWR, WA |
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Jim
Jamieson of Savage, MN, for photo of Snow
Geese, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM |
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Frank
Johnson of Bay City, TX, for photo of
American Bittern, San Bernard NWR, TX |
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Roland
Jordahl of Pelican Rapids, MN, for photo
of American Redstart, Agassiz NWR, MN |
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Anthony
Kent of Mountain View, CA for photo of
Black-necked Stilt, Don Edwards San Francisco
Bay NWR, CA |
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Nan
Moore of Corvallis, OR, for photo of Rufous
Hummingbird, William L. Finley NWR, OR |
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Erv
Nichols of Big Bear Lake, CA, for photo
of Sandhill Cranes, Bosque del Apache NWR,
NM |
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Karen
Nitz of Burns, OR, for photo of historic
Sod House, Malheur NWR, OR |
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Judd
Patterson of Salina, KS, for photo of
American Avocet, Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge, UT |
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Bill
Raften of Anchorage, AK, for photo of
Kanuti River, Kanuti NWR, AK |
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Keith
Ramos-Viera of Richwood, TX, for photo
of Crab Spider, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX |
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Kenny
Seals Lawton, OK, for photo of Common
Nighthawk, Wichita Mountains NWR, OK |
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David
Seibel of Lenexa, KS, for photo of American
Tree Sparrow, Squaw Creek NWR, MO |
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Sandy
Selesky of Westford, MA, for photo of
Great Horned Owl, Parker River NWR, MA |
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Bob
Smith of Evergreen, CO, for photo of Eared
Grebes, Arapaho NWR, CO |
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Sherrie
Stanley of Cheswold, DE, for photo of
Red Fox, Bombay Hook NWR, DE |
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Janice
Tripp of Savannah, GA, for photo of Green
Treefrog, Savannah NWR, SC |
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John
Van de Graaff of Northampton, MA, for
photo of Red-winged Blackbirds, Bosque del
Apache, NM |
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Diana
Whiting of Skaneateles, NY, for photo
of Pied-billed Grebes, Montezuma NWR, NY |
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John
Williams of Battle Ground, WA, for photo
of Tree Swallow, Ridgefield NWR, WA |
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Warren
Williams of Sand Springs, OK, for photo
of Salt Plains NWR, OK |
Our
thanks to the judges for the contest: Shawn
Carey, Migration Productions; Maria Cecil,
principal, Cecil Editorial and former editor of
Defenders magazine; Karen Hollingsworth,
professional nature photographer; and Clay
Taylor, digiscoping expert and Natural Markets
Field Coordinator for Swarovski Optik of North
America.
Click
here
to see thumbnails of all the semifinalist images;
click here to read more
about the prizes. Click here
to receive future issues of Wildlife Refuge
magazine by becoming a member of the National
Wildlife Refuge Association.
Contest
Results Press Release
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