The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce the winners of its fifth annual juried photo contest for the Upper Delaware River region, that was open to professional and amateur photographers.

The theme of this year’s contest was “Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife” which invited photographers to capture striking nature photos in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and the Van Scott Nature Reserve (new this year), plus a youth category for photographers under age 18.

The winners were--

-- Landscape: Laurie Lobbregt

-- Wildlife: Peter Kolesar

-- Macro: Williams Brown

-- Water: Roger Gottlieb

-- Van Scott Nature Reserve: Jeffrey Sidle

-- Youth: Anna Brown

-- People’s Choice: Eileen Chorba

-- Staff Pick: John Butler

Click Here to view winners on Facebook.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Delaware Highlands Conservancy website or call 570-226-3164 or 845-583-1010.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Conservancy, Like on Facebook and Follow on Twitter. Learn about the Green Lodging Partnership initiative.  Click Here to support their work.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is committed to sustaining our rural quality of life and focused on the connections between local citizens, a healthy environment, and a strong local economy.  It has permanently protected over 18,000 acres of working farms and forests, clean waters and wildlife habitat in the Upper Delaware region.

(Photo: Landscape Winner - Laurie Lobbregt; Youth Winner - Anna Brown.)

[Posted: September 27, 2022]

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