In conjunction with the 2007 Fall Conference, MNPS held a photo contest. Attendees cast their votes on (recycled) paper ballots by selecting a numbered photo for their favorite in each category. Congratulations to the winners of the Maryland Native Plant Society Photo Contest of 2007! Winning entries are listed below.
The categories were:
Category | Winners | Photographer/Subject |
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Maryland Native Plant | "Secret Beauty"![]() |
Joann L. Alexander Chimaphila maculata View photo (pdf) |
"Solomon's Seal Dream"![]() |
Jim Gallion Polygonatum View photo (pdf) |
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"Showy Orchis"![]() |
James Winner Orchis spectabilis View photo (pdf) |
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"Fringed Gentian" | Dave Pyle Gentienopsis crinita | |
"3 Butterflies + 2 Bees"![]() |
Jeff Middlebrooks View photo (pdf) |
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Wildlife with Native Plants | "Resting with Pupa"![]() |
Jim Gallion Monarch butterfly on Rudbeckia triloba View photo (pdf) |
"Slumbering Honeybees"![]() |
Cortney L. Cook View photo (pdf) |
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"Nature as Art: Everyday Miracles"![]() |
Sara Joan Levin Ruby-throated hummingbird, female, and Coral Honeysuckle View photo (pdf) |
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"Bee on Purple Coneflower" | Dave Pyle Echinacea purpurea | |
Threatened Maryland Habitats | "Overcup Oak Overlooking Mattawoman Creek"![]() |
Jim Long Quercus lyrata View photo (pdf) |
"Got Milkweed?"![]() |
Jim Gallion Asclepias syriaca View photo (pdf) |