Conservation Expo featured amateur photo contest

GRAYLING – The Crawford-Roscommon Conservation District joined the Farm Market at the AuSable River Center in Roscommon for their Annual Conservation Expo.

This is a great local partnership, quotes Barb Stauffer, District Manager.  People stopping by could pick up their tree seedlings they had previously ordered, purchase Michigan books, obtain environmental information while discussing their property with the technical staff, shop at the farm market, purchase raffle tickets to take home a prize and winning amateur photos were chosen by the public.  The Historical Train Club was providing train rides for families & the museum was open.

Attendees had their chance to purchase raffle tickets in hopes of winning one of the 50 prizes that were so graciously donated by directors, friends, family, Tractor Supply and the conservation district; among them were a pickup truck load of firewood, some antique lumbermen tools, bird houses & feeders, baskets of home-made and/or home grown items, books, framed art, golf gift certificates, electric ice cream maker, gardening supplies, planters, maple syrup, honey, tree seedlings & a hand-crocheted rug. A 50/50 raffle was also held; and each visitor could take home a tree seedling.

36 photos were submitted this year and were on display for the public to vote on.  Over 200 people attended this popular event.

The following photo contest winners were chosen: (award, name & residence of photographer)

FLORAL

1^st        Roslyn Van Nuck       Grayling                      

2^nd       Nancy Plumb              Houghton Lake           

3^rd        Matthew Haggart        Houghton Lake                      

3^rd        Tom Richardson         Roscommon                

HM      Martha Clapp              Roscommon                

HM      Bruce Clum                 Roscommon                

FORESTRY

1^st        Roslyn Van Nuck      Grayling                      

2^nd       Heather Lovell            Grayling                      

2^nd       Nancy Plumb              Houghton Lake 

3^rd        Tom Richardson         Roscommon                

HM      Matthew Haggart        Houghton Lake           

LANDSCAPE

1^st        Scott Hansen              Grayling

2^nd       Matthew Haggart       Houghton Lake

3^rd        Heather Lovell           Grayling

3^rd        Tom Richardson         Roscommon

HM      Roslyn Van Nuck      Grayling

RECREATION

1^st        Tom Richardson         Roscommon

2^nd       Julie Fischer                Prudenville

2^nd       Matt Haggart               Houghton Lake

HM      Nancy Plumb              Houghton Lake

WILDLIFE

1^st        Scott Hansen               Grayling

2^nd       Heather Lovell            Grayling

2^nd       Roslyn VanNuck        Grayling

3^rd        Scot Jacot                    Grayling

3^rd        Tom Richardson         Roscommon

HM      Matt Haggart               Houghton Lake

HM      Lindee Stark               Grayling

HM      Mary Ann Tuck           Houghton Lake

These photos are on display this fall at the AuSable River Center.