2024 Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Photo Contest

Sponsored by Pro Photo Supply & The Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

image of a short-eared owl sitting on a Refuge boundary sign, with text added, "Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Photo Contest. Submissions Due Septembner 3, 2024. Presented by Pro Photo Supply and the Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

 

Submission Deadline: September 3, 2024

The 2024 winners will also be hosted in the entrance to the Ridgefield NWR Admin Building, starting on October 5, 2024.

All photos and graphics are under copyright by photographers and the Friends of Ridgefield NWR. Please do not use photos without written permission from the copyright holders.

2024 Plant Life Category

1st Place, Kathryn Caine, Queen Anne’s Lace & Ladybug

Honorable Mention, Sachin Deshpande, Queen Anne’s Lace (seeds) & Ladybug

2024 Youth Category

1st Place, Elina Caine, Honeybee & Blackberry Flower

Honorable Mention, Landon James, Female Northern Harrier

2024 Wildlife Category

1st Place, Zack Aurand, Columbian White-tailed Deer

Honorable Mention, John Matzick, Young Raccoon

2024 Birds Category

Betsy Jager

1st Place, Northern Harrier & Short-eared Owl


Dawn Barrowcliff

Honorable Mention, American Crow


Michael Schiltz

Honorable Mention, Yellow-headed Blackbird


Jackie Follett

Honorable Mention, Female Northern Harrier


2024 Landscapes & Structures Category

Barbara Burgess

1st Place, Sun Behind Smoke, Fog, & Trees


Peg Hanson

Honorable Mention, Oak Branch Sunset


2024 Plant Life Category

Kathryn Caine

1st Place, Queen Anne’s Lace & Ladybug


Sachin Deshpande

Honorable Mention, Queen Anne’s Lace (seeds) & Ladybug


2024 Youth Category

Elina Caine

1st Place, Queen Anne’s Lace & Ladybug


Landon James

Honorable Mention, Female Northern Harrier


2024 Wildlife Category

Zack Aurand

1st Place, Columbian White-tailed Deer


John Matzick

Honorable Mention, Young Raccoon


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