Runner up: Cedar waxwing, Chicago Botanic Garden near Glencoe, Gerry Rivara
2012 Photo Contest Runner up: Cedar waxwing, Chicago Botanic Garden near Glencoe, Gerry Rivara

2012 Photo Contest Winners

  • First place: Bird's nest fungus, St. Mihiel Woods near Oak Forest, John Denk
  • Second place: Long-eared owls, Bartel Grasslands near Matteson, Joe Occhiuzzo
  • Third place: Friends tour, Theodore Stone Forest Preserve near Hodgkins, Greg Lochow
  • Best fauna: Jumping spider, Crabtree Nature Preserve near Barrington, Edward Boe
  • Best flora: White trillium, Thatcher Woods near River Forest, Donna Villa
  • Runners up: Rookery snowstorm, Busse Woods near Elk Grove Village, Robert Callebert
  • 2012 Photo Contest Runner up: "Calumet Is My Backyard" student monitoring at Beaubien Woods near Chicago, Laura Milkert
  • Runner up: Pectoral Sandpiper, Orland Grassland near Orland Park, Jeane Muellner
  • Runner up: Cedar waxwing, Chicago Botanic Garden near Glencoe, Gerry Rivara
  • Runner up: Fisherman kayaking, Busse Woods near Elk Grove Village, Bob Kuraczek
  • Runner up: Nature trail, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center near Palos Hills, Mary White
  • Runner up: Fringed gentian, Somme Prairie Grove near Northbrook, Eliezer Margolis
Header & Footer Background Drawing: Heidi Natura, Conservation Research Institute