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The
National Wildlife Refuge Association
announces the 2007 Refuge Photo Contest - a digital photo contest to showcase
America's national wildlife refuges.
The
National Wildlife Refuge System has no equal when
it comes to conserving our nation's rich wildlife
heritage. The over 540 refuges are home to more
than 700 bird species, 220 mammal species, 250
reptile and amphibian species, and over 200 species
of fish. Such a diverse array of wildlife
means
that the Refuge System contains both rare and
common types of habitat -- everything from southwest
desert to arctic tundra. For 40 million visitors
each year, refuges provide a welcome retreat to
natural surroundings. That's why we are pleased
to conduct this exciting national wildlife refuge
digital photo contest.
You
can submit your National Wildlife Refuge System
images on this site beginning in November 2006. There
is no entry fee.
Images
can be of birds, mammals, insects, fish, other
animals, plants, people, or refuge scenery, in
short, almost any sight at a national wildlife
refuge can be submitted for this contest.
Entries
for the 2007 Contest must be submitted by January 31, 2007. Results will be announced on March 14, 2007
-- the 104th anniversary of the establishment
of the first National Wildlife Refuge!
Results of the contest will be prominently featured on our website. Selected photos will be added to NWRA's digital Refuge Image Library, an online searchable
gallery of images taken at national wildlife refuges. Click
here to see the winners from the last contest.
Prizes
will include the great products
shown on the right. In addition, all photographers submitting an entry will receive
a complimentary one year membership in the National
Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA), the only organization
working exclusively to protect, enhance and expand
the National Wildlife Refuge System. See the Contest
Prize Page for more information on these and the additional prizes offered by our
contest partners.
Our
judges will be
Maria Cecil, principal, Cecil Editorial, editor of Wildlife Refuge magazine and former
editor of Defenders magazine; Jim Clark, contributing editor for Outdoor Photographer Magazine, motivational speaker and instructor; and Karen Hollingsworth,
professional nature photographer. Winning
entries will be selected by two rounds of judging.
The first round will select up to 200 images to
be included in the NWRA Refuge Image Library.
The second round will result in the selection
of the top prize winners.
See
the Contest Rules
and Procedures for more information.
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