Photographers captured their favorite flora, fauna and places for hiking, canoeing, fishing, hunting and wildlife watching in the photographs they submitted to the 2022 Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest.
The photographs depict the beauty of the streams, lakes, trees, wildflowers, birds, animals and other aspects of nature found in Cayuga County.
The photographs from the 2022 Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest are now on exhibit at the Sterling Nature Center. They will remain on exhibit into 2023. From the entries submitted the judges selected one-first place, two-second place, three-third place and five honorable mentions.
The Sterling Nature Center’s 2022 Cayuga Naturally Photograph Contest results
1st Place
- Lori Sulger, Walton, NY Anticipation, Sterling Nature Center
2nd Place
- Gina Kreutter, Webster, NY Sleepy Time, Sterling Nature Center
- Rand Neal, Red Creek, NY Landing, Sterling Nature Center
3rd Place
- Linda Dugan, Alden NY Migration Lift Off, Cayuga
- Rand Neal, Red Creek, NY Standing Proud, Sterling
- Gina Kreutter, Webster, NY Dinnertime, Sterling Nature Center
Honorable Mention
- Judy Chillson, Martville, NY First Light, Martville
- Gina Kreutter, Webster, NY Eyes on the Watch, Sterling Nature Center
- Nick Sliter, Red Creek, NY Rock Pile, Sterling Nature Center
- Linda Dugan, Alden, NY Morning Flight, Ledyard
- Judy Chillson, Martville, NY Autumn Sunset, Martville
The Sterling Nature Center is located in northern Cayuga County on Jensvold Road, one mile north of the Sterling Renaissance Festival. For more information, email [email protected], or find us on Facebook and at www.cayugacounty.us or call the center at 315-947-6143.
