'Faces and Places of Wilderness' Photo Contest Winners

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“Faces and Places of Wilderness”contest received nearly 600 photos. Narrowing down to the winners was a challenging task. We thank everyone who entered and hope Americans continue to celebrate and cherish our Wilderness Area.

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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be sharing more of our favorite entries on Facebook

“WIldlife” Category

1st Place – “What are you looking at?”

5 Sequoia-NF Stoney-Creek-Wilderness Carol-McCallion

2nd Place – “Icon of the American West, Bison Bull”

7 Teton-National-Forest Teton-Wilderness-Area Dorothy-Graves

3rd Place – “Fortress of the Bear Wilderness”

8 Tongass-NF Kootznoowoo-Wilderness Ehren-Epperson

“People” Category

1st Place – “Robert Marek, Camp 3”

Tongass-NF Kootznowoo-Wilderness Ehren-Epperson

2nd Place – “Morning light on the way to the summit of the Mount of the Holy Cross”

White-River-NF Holy-Cross-Wilderness-Area Christopher-Benda

3rd Place – “Chugach Children’s Forest participants float across the waters of Prince William Sound during a kayak-based youth stewardship expedition”

Chugach-NF Nellie-Juan-College-Fiord-Wilderness-Study-Area-2 Elisabeth-Gustafson

“Landscape” Category

1st Place – “​Tidioute Island”

Allegheny-NF Allegheny-Islands-Wilderness Ed-Bernik

2nd Place – “​Island Lake Double Sun Star”

Shoshone-NF Bridger-Wilderness Louis-Kamler Island-Lake-Double-Sun-Star

3rd Place – “​Wyoming Wildflowers”

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A big “thank you” to everyone who submitted, and Congratulations to all our winners!

Don’t forget to check out more fantastic submissions on our Facebook page and be sure to keep an eye out for our next contest!

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