Idaho Forest Products Commission

Arbor Day Student Photo Contest

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2025 Arbor Day Photo Contest

To celebrate Arbor Day, the Idaho Forest Products Commission sponsors a Photo Contest each year. The competition is open to all Idaho youth in 5th-12th grades. For the 2024 contest, young photographers addressed the theme, Seasons of Change: The Dynamics of Idaho’s Forests. In addition to their photo, contestants provided a statement sharing their vision of the photo’s portrayal of the theme.

Deadline: April 7th, 2025

Contestant:

7203

Grade:

9

Photo caption:

Happy Perching

Photographer's Statement:

This yellow-rumped warbler is on a branch in a riverside area near Lucky Peak, which is being restored by the Intermountain Bird Observatory, showcasing the importance of regrowth and tree restoration. To me, all forests should have abundant wildlife like birds.