Aunal Photo Contest

You are invited to participate in the Friends of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Amateur Photo Contest. The sole purpose of the contest is to encourage you to visit and enjoy the Refuge this year. Photos must be taken at the Refuge between August 15, 2008 and August 15, 2009.

Up to five entries (total) per person may be submitted in any of the following categories:

• Animal Life – the animal is the main subject
• Plant Life - the plant is the main subject
• Scenic/Landscape
• Public Use/Recreation
• Student (for any student younger than 19 on January 1^st, 2009)

Prizes will be awarded to the best photo in each category. One winning photo will be featured on the cover of the North Columbia Monthly, and the winning photos in each division will be printed in the Statesman-Examiner, and will be on display at the Colville Chamber of Commerce.

For contest rules, click here.
For an entry form, click here.

For further information, e-mail Joel Anderson at janderson@ultraplix.com.

2008 Contest Winners

Animal Life Category Munching Moose, photographed by Gary Kok

Scenery/Landscapes Category Barn in the Trees, photographed by Joel Anderson

2008 Honorable Mentions

Textures and Color on Birch Bark, photographed by Christy Woolum	Green on Green in the Cedar Grove, photographed by Christy Woolum
Morning Mist on Potter’s Pond, photographed by Christy Woolum	Bayley Lake, photographed by Christy Woolum
Road to Autumn, photographed by Joel Anderson	My Home, photographed by Gary Kok