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:

8053

Grade:

9

Student:

Devon Bradley | Bishop Kelly High School | Boise

Photo caption:

Mint Green Plant

Honorable Mention

Photographer's Statement:

Seasons of Change: The Dynamics of Idaho’s Forests

The plant shows clearly that winter is slowly ending by the mint green leaves that it has, because in winter plants and other things tend to turn a little brighter or flakier. Although when spring comes along the colors begin to get warmer as time goes on such as in this picture when the leaves start to regain their green in its leaves. In the spring it also tends to sprout out which means it will spread out more just like when you are cold you bundle up and sort of shrivel the same thing goes for the plant, so when the seasons start to change the color will start to regain color and size.