2022 Refuge Photo Contest

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2022 Birds Category

Tara Lemezis

1st Place (Northern Harrier)

Betsy Jager

Honorable Mention (Rufous Hummingbird carrying cattail)

2022 Wildlife Category

Gary Grossman

1st Place (Pacific Chorus Frog)

James Bradley

Honorable Mention (Pacific Chorus Frog)

2022 Plant Life Category

Kathryn Caine

1st Place (Lupine and Black-tailed Bumblebee (best guess))

Michelle Corse

Honorable Mention (Chicory Wildflower)

2022 Landscape Category

Bob Clark

1st Place (Bare tree reflected on the wetland, in the fog)

Drew Heiss

Honorable Mention (River S Unit ground fog sunrise)

2022 Youth Category

Emmett Caine

1st Place (River ‘S’ Unit stormy sunset)

Shalaka Deshpande

Honorable Mention (Pink clouds over a River ‘S’ Unit Slough)

Brayden Lee

Honorsble Mention (Golden-crowned Sparrow on cattail)

Elina Caine

Honorable Mention (Sunset from the River ‘S’ Bridge)

Thank you to our amazing judges for the 2022 contest:

Carl LaCasse (Refuge Photographer)
Leslie Lopez (Board Member)
Susan Setterberg (Refuge Volunteer)
Samantha Zeiner (Friends of RNWR Admin)
Members of the Pro Photo Supply staff

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