PHOTO CONTEST
Photo Credit: Brandon Armstrong
2026 Photo Contest is OPEN!
Do you have beautiful pictures of Ionia County that you would like to share? Enter them in the 2026 Ionia County
Conservation Photo Contest for a chance to win prizes and share your conservation pictures with the residents of Ionia County.
The 2026 Ionia Conservation District Photo Contest theme will be ‘On the Farm”. Preference will be given to photos that include agriculture or natural resources.
Three top winners will be selected. First place winner will receive a $25 Meijer gift card, second place winner will receive a $15 District Voucher, third place winner will receive $10 District Voucher. Winning photographs will be awarded at our annual meeting on March 24, 2026.
Entries must be submitted by 4:30 pm, March 5, 2026
Full Photo Contest Rules and submission forms available below. Please contact us with any questions!
Ready for eternal glory?
If you have awesome pictures of conservation, nature, or agriculture in Ionia County, consider entering our annual Photo Contest for a chance at a prize!
Winners are announced at our Annual Meeting and are featured on our website, reports, social media, and more!
Whorley
Boog
Ralph
Holly
Millie Bartholomew
Burch
Brad Potter
Mary Batchelder
Erin Therrian
Karen O'Neil
Erin Therrian
2024 First Place "Summer" - Jordan Smith
2024 First Place "Autumn" - Shirley Austin
BIG TREE -
BIG TREE -
Photo credit: Doris Tubergen
We have a new contest and the rules are simple.
BIG. TREE.
If you think you have the largest tree in Ionia County, give us a call and we’ll measure it. There are three categories: Conifers (needles), Deciduous (leaves), and Largest Tree Found by a Person Under 15. Winners will be awarded at the Annual Meeting on March 25, 2025. Call us at 616-527-2098 or email sara.krieger@mi.nacdnet.net to have us take a look!