Preserve the Moment August photo winner
Amy Miller of Joliet won August’s portion of the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Preserve the Moment photo contest with a picture of three deer following a path at Rock Run Preserve in Joliet.
Kane County ROE’s Student Photography contest returns
The Kane County Student Photography Contest saw record engagement last year, with more than 2,700 photo submissions from 17 high schools representing all nine Kane County public school districts, along with Marmion Academy and Rosary College Prep. The 2026 Kane County Student Photography Contest opens Monday, Sept. 14 and runs
Winner of June Forest Preserve District of Will County photo contest
Sally Knudsen of Channahon won June’s Preserve the Moment photo contest with a split-second shot of a prothonotary warbler in flight. Forest Preserve District of Will County judges appreciated the sharpness and composition of the photo. “Getting a nice photo of a warbler in motion can be a challenge,” one
Winner of Forest Preserve District of Will County’s photo contest, April
Joliet resident, Michelle Wendling, won April’s portion of the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s photo contest with this picture of Virginia bluebells at O’Hara Woods Preserve in Romeoville.
Winning photo for Forest Preserve District of Will County’s photo contest
Laurie Lasseter of Woodridge won the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s March portion of the Preserve the Moment photo contest with her picture of a gull fighting with a bald eagle over a fish at Whalon Lake in Naperville.