Preserve the Moment photo contest
Event information
Fee: Free!
Age: Ages 18 or older.
Contact: 815-727-8700
Event details
The Forest Preserve District's Preserve the Moment photo contest is back and runs from Feb. 1 through Dec. 31. Winners will be chosen monthly, and each monthly finalist receives a $75 Mastercard gift card. The 11 finalists' photos will vie for top honors in January 2027 via public voting on the District's Facebook page, with the first-place winner receiving a $500 gift card; second place, $250; and third place, $150. Three random drawings also will be held for all contest participants and those three winners will each receive a $75 Mastercard gift card.
The contest showcases the beauty of Will County preserves and the flora and fauna they protect. Photos from past contests have included birds in flight, colorful flowers in bloom, mammals in all of their splendor, visually breathtaking landscapes and the tiniest of insects.
The Preserve the Moment photo contest is sponsored by The Nature Foundation of Will County.
Event requirements
Photos must be taken by amateur photographers age 18 or older, and they must be snapped in a Will County forest preserve on or after the Feb. 1 contest start date.
Please read all contest rules and photo upload instructions before entering the contest.