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:

8346

Grade:

6

Photo caption:

For every drop of rain a flower grows

Photographer's Statement:

This photo shows me that sometimes you need to have bad times to be able to enjoy the good ones. Flowers can’t grow unless they have sun and water. If this flower didn’t get nourished by the rain it wouldn’t grow. If this flower didn’t get sun it also wouldn’t grow. It needs every season to help it grow to its full potential, even if some of the seasons are worse than others. This shows that rough times are not bad for you and that you need to have the rough times to enjoy the good ones.