Posts Tagged ‘Alpine Essay Contest’

The Waterman Fund announces its seventh annual essay contest with a new theme centered on the value and identity of wilderness fifty years after the Wilderness Act of 1964. With the conservation and preservation efforts of the last fifty years, the value of wilderness has also changed. Has the increasing awareness and stewardship of public…

Thanks to all of you who submitted essays! We’re excited to report that we received over fifty entries for our annual essay contest. We’ll be busy reviewing them over the next two months and look forward to announcing a winner in late June 2013. Stay tuned!

The Waterman Fund’s essay contest theme team met yesterday at Laura’s house to discuss the future of the essay contest. Lots of enthusiasm, support, and great ideas generated by this thoughtful team! Here’s a sneak preview of the 2014 contest theme, which centers on the relevance of wilderness ethics in the 21st century: Aldo Leopold…

We’re so pleased to announce our Fifth Annual Alpine Essay Contest Winners! Katherine Dykstra, of Brooklyn, NY, gets first prize for “A Place for Everything,” which takes on the issue of what “wild” means through a novice camper’s encounter with a bear. Second place goes to Angela Zukowski, from West Springfield, MA, for her essay…