11th Annual FINWR Photo Contest Winners!

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Category: Habitat; Photographer: Tom Stearns; Award: 1st Place
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Category: Habitat; Photographer: Tom Stearns; Award: 1st Place
1st Place winner for the Habitat category: Photographer: Tom Stearns

We are pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge 11th Annual Amateur Photo Contest!

Our annual photo contest is open to all amateur photographers and accepts photos taken on our refuge throughout the year with submissions accepted from September 1 through August 31 of each calendar year. The changing seasons and varied habitats offer endless photo opportunities to our visitors and your submissions are appreciated and valued by everyone who visits our refuge, thank you to all who participated.

Category: Birds

1st Place: Bill Massero
2nd Place: Tom Stearns
3rd Place: Sandy Geschwender
Honorable Mention: James Monteleone

Category: Habitat

1st Place: Tom Stearns
2nd Place: Peggy Barringer
3rd Place: Edward Agnello
Honorable Mention: Joe Herdzik

Category: Wildlife

1st Place: Gary Lemke
2nd Place: Neil Ferguson
3rd Place: Tom Stearns
Honorable Mention: Roxanne Noeth

Category: Youth Photographer

1st Place: Anna Kozaczka

Click here to see winners from past photo contests.

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