Celebrating the Nature of Virginia Photography Contest 2009 – Ivy Creek Foundation

Grand Prize Adult: Jim Simmons – Fog and Waterfall, Three Notched Road, Albemarle County
Grand Prize Youth: Laura McMillan – Flower Friend

Birds
1st Raven Calling – Gerry Bishop
2nd Blue Heron #1 – Laura Howell
3rd Winter Cardinal – Brett Turner
HM Bluebird Hatchlings – Lois Gebhardt

Mammals
1st Young Deer – Brett Turner
2nd Squirrel – Dana Holler
3rd Cottontail – David Lyster
HM Cooling off in the Rivanna – David Lyster

Other animals
1st Ants & Aphids – Gerry Bishop
2nd Orange and Yellow Sliders Sunning – Michael Payne
3rd Halloween Pennant dragonfly – David Lyster
HM Box Turtle – Gerry Bishop
HM Lazy Day – Emily Krapf

Landscapes
1st Red Leaves and Mountain Stream – Julie Connelly
2nd Nature’s Mirror – Brett Turner
3rd Graves Mill Trail – Linda Kobert
HM Wintergreen – Laura Howell

Plant life
1st Virginia Bluebells – Gerry Bishop
2nd Toadstool Trillium – Jim Simmons
3rd Fiddle Fern with Spring Beauties – David Lyster
HM Dew on Butterfly Weed Seeds – Lois Gebhardt

Art in Nature
1st Meadowlark Reflection #2 – Laura Howell
2nd Art – Tony Russell
3rd Close up Mountain Stream – Julie Connelly
HM Beaver Art – Linda Kobert
HM Cattails – Tom Osimitz

People in nature
1st Girl on log – Tony Russell
2nd Harlan Fishing – Anne Costain
3rd Photographing Wildflowers – Lois Gebhardt
HM Rivanna Reflections – David Lyster

Youth
1st Baby Flowers – Chelsi Smith
2nd Autumn Leaves – Pearl Zmick
3rd Onions – Caroline Hanson
HM Painted Skimmer – Karin Turner
HM Yellow Flowers – Karin Turner
HM Flying Fish – Laura McMillan
HM Blackberries – Pearl Zmick

Judges
Victoria Dye, Nature Photographer & Photography Instructor
Karen Joyner, Executive Director Ivy Creek Foundation
Susan Oliveri, Albemarle High School Photography Teacher

Newspaper creates electronic slideshow of Ivy Creek

On September 19th, 2008, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published a story on Ivy Creek Natural Area. Included in the story was a link to an electronic slideshow of pictures and sounds of Ivy Creek on a late summer day. Enjoy it here at Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Summer Wildflower Walk with Phil Stokes

On August 30th, 2008, Phil Stokes of the Virginia Native Plant Society led a small group around the Filed Trail and beyond to see the spectacular late blooming wildflowers of summer. Cardinal flower, boneset, and jewelweed are among the flowers that bloom in August at Ivy Creek. Both Ivy Creek Foundation staff joined Phil in this walk, and the conversations that transpired generated some creative thinking on dealing with invasives. It really was a magical morning. One of the participants, Tony Russell, took some amazing photographs that he is pleased to share below. We would love to see your photographs as well!