This blog is written by Donor Communications and Stewardship Coordinator Jennifer Siviero. 

2016 Nature Photo Contest

A big thank you to all of our members who participated in this year’s photo contest by submitting their favourite nature photos and memories! After receiving over 4,000 awe-inspiring nature photos it was tough to pick just 13 of them to be featured in our 2017 Nature Calendar.

We couldn’t have done it without the help of our amazing panel of celebrity judges: Senator Nancy Greene Raine, Michelle Valberg, Mark Graham, Michael Taylor,  Laura Bombier, Les Stroud, and Sandy Sharkey, but most importantly we couldn’t have done it without members like you! Thank you to everyone who voted for their favourite photo!

We are pleased to announce Fox on the Hill by Chris St. Michael as this year’s Nature Photo Contest winner! This photo portraying a Red Fox in fresh snow will grace the cover of our 2017 Nature Calendar which will be mailed out in a few weeks!

“One of the most beautiful wildlife images is a Red Fox in a fresh blanket of snow.  I headed out one winter morning west of Ottawa, in hopes to get such a shot. When I got to the area where I last saw this fox, to my good fortune I saw it sunning on the crest of a hill.  After awhile, it got up and stretched. While keeping an eye on me, he walked up another hill, turned around, sat, and looked at me. He watched me for a few moments while I fumbled with my camera gear. I was thankful for it’s patience while I got in position to take this shot.”  – Chris St. Michael

Art for Nature

Thank you to all of our members who bid on the specially crafted, nature-inspired artwork during our Art for Nature Online Auction. This year, we raised over $2,800 towards our efforts to protect and conserve nature across Canada. A special thank you to the Canadian artists who generously donated their talents to this auction:

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• Daniel Cadieux
• Sherri Freisman
• Virginia Dupuis
• Karin Taylor
• Elisabeth Sommerville

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• Christopher Potter
• Sandra Marshall
• Laura Pepper
• Daniel Jean- Baptiste
• Hilde Lambrechts

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With special donations from:

• Robert Bateman
• George McLean
• W. Allan Hancock
• Wildlife Habitat Canada

 * We incorrectly attributed a different quote from the photographer to this Fox on the Hill image, and apologize for the mistake of using his Fox Kit quote which was an “honourable mention” photo.

Fox Kit by Chris St.Michael

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