Lockport Woman Earns Honorable Mention In Preserve Photo Contest

LOCKPORT, IL — A Lockport woman's photo earned an honorable mention in the Forest Preserve District of Will County's August portion of its Preserve the Moment photo contest. Debi Shapiro captured a great blue heron stretching its wings at Isle a la Cache preserve to earn honorable mention, the preserve said.

The top spot went to Joliet resident Michelle Wendling's photo of tall grass on a misty morning at Hadley Valley Preserve, according to the preserve.

In addition to Shapiro, honorable mentions were awarded to Stuart Mann of Berwyn for a photo of purple coneflowers at Monee Reservoir; Michelle Richards of New Lenox for a photo of a well-framed shot of the sun at Hadley Valley Preserve; and to Byron Morgan of Crete for a photo of a front and its reflection in a pond at Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve.

All the photo contest entries can be viewed online.

The preserve said the photo contest continues through December with monthly winners. In January, all eight monthly winners will compete for the contest's top spots and prizes via public voting on the Forest Preserve's Facebook page.

According to the preserve, entrants receive a participation gift, monthly winners receive a $75 Visa gift card, and overall contest winners will receive gift cards of $500 for first place; $250 for second place; and $150 for third place. Prizes are funded by The Nature Foundation of Will County.