CPC’s 4th Annual National Meeting Photo Contest

CPC’s 4^th Annual National Meeting Photo Contest

Wonderful snapshots of rare plants, researchers in the field, and beautiful habitats took center stage for the 4th Annual National Meeting Photo Contest. Entries were received from across the CPC network, with many beautiful photos competing for top prizes. Brian Harding (Conservation Horticulturist, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden) earned first place with a gorgeous photo of the globally critically imperiled Harrisia fragrans (fragrant prickly-apple cactus) blooming in the night.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden maintains an ex situ collection of the globally critically imperiled Harrisia fragrans (fragrant prickly-apple cactus) from across its range on Florida's east coast. The first flowers on our Ft. Pierce population opened after dark last summer in 2022. Photo credit: Brian Harding.

Last year’s first-prize winner, Joe DeWolf (Conservation Specialist, San Diego Botanic Garden), took second place with a stunning image of Anza Borrego Desert during a superbloom.

Superbloom at Anza Borrego Desert. Photo was taken at June Wash while surveying Petalonyx linearis for CAPR seed collection. Photo credit: Joe DeWolf.

Third place went to Michael Kunz (Associate Director of Conservation Programs, North Carolina Botanical Garden) for his captivating image of Sarracenia purpurea var. montana seeds ripe and ready for collection.

Sarracenia purpurea var. montana seeds ready to collect. Photo credit: Mike Kunz.

Congratulations to our Photo Contest winners and thank you to everyone who participated!