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:

7933

Grade:

7

Photo caption:

New buds bloom, in April's gloom

Photographer's Statement:

This bud symbolizes the dynamics of Idaho’s forests through the regrowth and ability to come back and thrive even after a tough winter. My dog was buried right next to where we planted this lilac bush so every time it blooms it helps remind me of him, showing that there is beauty in death.