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Conserving land and water resources in the Saginaw Bay Watershed “Picture your world: Explore the natural beauty of the Saginaw Bay Watershed”  2009 Photography Contest   The winning photos from this year's contest can be viewed at: http://photos.mlive.com/4468/gallery/saginaw_basin_land_conservancy_photo_contest_2009/index.html Congratulations to all who received recognition this year! 2009 Photo Contest Winners follow. Landscapes 1st Place: Ice Layers by Rachel Walsh                          2nd Place: River Ripples by Craig Sterken         3rd Place:  Sunset by Ashley DeLong                            Honorable Mention: Serenity by Vickie Bannister Honorable Mention: Perching Ground by Connie Beson-Steger   Student category –18 years of age or younger 1st Place: Freddy the Frog by Tony Soave II, age 17                  2nd Place: Looking Over the Edge by Elizabeth A. Beson, age 14 3rd Place:  Follow the Leader by Brendan Michael Nesbitt, age 10 Honorable Mention:  Quiet Watch by Corbin Denham, age 16 Honorable Mention:  Pinecone Bird Feeder – Sneaky Squirrel by Ben Prevost, age 8 Honorable Mention:  Duck & Reflection by Evan Prevost, age 12 Honorable Mention:  Summer Sunset by Brooke Moeller, age 5 Honorable Mention:  Fawn in Hiding by Brad Turner, age 14   Plants & Flowers 1st Place: Wild Columbine at Dusk by John J. Britt                     2nd Place: Drops of Beauty by Edward Stump 3rd Place:  Rays from Above by Andy Kowalczyk Honorable Mention:  Slippers of Saganing by William Gough       Honorable Mention:  Wildflower by Kathy Kent   Wildlife 1st Place: Spunky by Edward Stump                  2nd Place: Time for Play by Brenda Anderson   3rd Place:  Sand Hill Cranes by Jeanne Moeller Honorable Mention:  Nature, Beauty, Love by Alexis Girou        Honorable Mention:  Study in Red and Green by Beth Skripnik Honorable Mention:  Spider World by Rachel Walsh   People & Nature 1st Place: On the Saganing by William Gough                 2nd Place: Field of Dreams by Rebecca Hall      3rd Place:  Walk by Laura McNeil Honorable Mention:  Twilight by Thomas Brown           Honorable Mention:  View to Behold by Edward Stump Honorable Mention: I Believe I Can Fly by Shelby Bailey   2008 CONTEST WINNERS Winning photos can be viewed online at http://blog.mlive.com/bctimes/2008/11/contestwinning_photographs_pro.html   P.O. Box 222 ? 311 Fifth Street ? Bay City, MI ? 48707-0222 ? 989.891.9986