Annual Preserve The Moment Photo Contest Starts May 1

WILL COUNTY, IL — The Forest Preserve District of Will County's annual Preserve the Moment photo contest will begin Friday, May 1, and run through Dec. 31.

Winners will be chosen monthly and eight finalists' photos will vie for top honors in January via public voting on the District's Facebook page.

All photo contest participants are urged to adhere to social distancing recommendations and the use of face masks when social distancing is not possible, as well as other public health advisories related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every contestant will receive a participation gift, monthly winners will receive $75 Visa gift cards, and overall contest winners will receive $500, $250 and $150 gift cards for first, second and third place finishes, respectively, funded by The Nature Foundation of Will County.

Photos must be taken by amateur photographers of 18 years or older, and they must be snapped in a Will County forest preserve after the contest start date. Please read all contest rules and photo upload instructions, which will be posted here starting May 1.