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    May 26, 2026
    Partnership and Volunteer Photo Contest Winners
    It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the 2025 Partnership and Volunteer Photo Contest. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries and helped showcase the outstanding partnerships, stewardship efforts, and recreational opportunities across our projects. The winning photographs are attached.

    This year's contest featured four thematic categories: Environmental Stewardship, Volunteers in Action, Recreation, and Events with Partners.

    One Grand Prize Winner was selected from among the four category winners.

    2025 Category Winners

  • Environmental Stewardship: Dakota Allison — Pollinator Field Planting with Phillips 66 Ponca City
  • Volunteers in Action: Tana Wilson — Bringing the Columbia Basin Map to Life
  • Events with Partners: Dakota Allison — Recognizing Phillips 66 Ponca City and the City of Kaw City
  • Recreation: Dakota Allison — Water Safety Bulletin Board Construction

    We are also pleased to announce that this year's Grand Prize Winner is Dakota Allison for the Recreation category entry, Water Safety Bulletin Board Construction.

    The winning photographs will be featured on the NRM Gateway Partnerships Photo Contest page: https://corpslakes.e rdc.dren.mil/partners/photo.cfm and on the Corps Lakes Photo Album page: https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/v isitors/album.cfm?Option=Search&Id=0&Activity=Partnerships.

    The Partnerships Advisory Committee will contact the winners directly to coordinate award distribution.

    Photographs are a powerful storytelling tool that help us highlight the value of our partnerships, celebrate volunteer contributions, demonstrate environmental stewardship, and inspire future collaboration. Thank you for helping capture and share these meaningful moments that reflect the impact of our collective efforts.

    Congratulations again to the winners and thank you for your continued commitment to building and strengthening partnerships.

    Heather Burke
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    National Partnerships and Volunteer Program Manager

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