Upper Mississippi River Refuges
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of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge cell
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9th Annual Friends Photo Contest
Best Of Show
(Public vote)
The public picked Manley Dahler’s egret spearing a fish as the Best of Show in the 2006-2007 Friends of the Upper Mississippi River Refuges photo contest. The photo contest traveled to many venues over the past year and the public was able to vote on their favorite photo. Dahler’s egret received 601 of the 2,167 votes.
More photos coming soon!
About the Friends
Final Environmental Impact Statement and Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (July 11, 2006)
Ideas for volunteering from the La Crosse District of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
The Friends of the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) has received a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to pay tuition, room and board for refuge Friends group members and/or volunteers who wish to attend NCTC training courses. The grant will not cover transportation. For more information, contact Laura Jones at laura_jones@fws.gov or 304-876-7499.
Current winners on display! Group shot
Vote
for Best in Show
The
First-, Second- and Third-Place winners of each category
and some of the honorable mention photos will be on display
at the following locations. You can vote for your favorite
picture to win Best in Show at these displays.
| May 1-11 | Trempealeau
National Wildlife Refuge Trempealeau, Wis. |
| May 12-June 15 | Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center, Thomson, Ill. |
| July | National
Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Dubuque, Iowa |
| August | |
| September |