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:

8326

Grade:

11

Photo caption:

Big Ol' Deer Ears

Photographer's Statement:

This photograph shows the balance between a potentially harsh environment and the serene scene it creates when life thrives within it. Nature can be unforgiving, but the beauty we see in it every day pushes us to care for it and the creatures, including us, that rely on it. We have been granted great gifts as human beings, and we must undertake our mantle of responsibility to give back and take care of this planet.