The Friends, working with Fish and Wildlife Service staff, are creating new signs for the four Wilderness Area Kiosks at Great Swamp NWR. As part of this project, we are looking for a really great photo for the signs.

So, this year we are including a special category, separate from the annual photo contest, in which we are looking for photos from within the Great Swamp Wilderness Area. Photographers may submit up to five additional pictures in this category, which will be judged separately.

We are looking for photos that convey a wilderness feeling and wilderness character. This category only is open to everyone — amateurs and professionals alike as well as FWS staff. The deadline is July 4, 2021. A special panel of judges will select the winning photo. The prize? Your photo will appear on all four of the Wilderness Area kiosks – with credit (and bragging rights!)

Use the entry form on the Friends website: Photo Contest Details and Entry Form. Be sure to select “Wilderness Area” as the category. Please indicate the nearest marked trail in the location line. Trails are: Orange, Blue, Yellow, Green, Red, Ivory, Beige, Silver. The White Trail, which is not shown on the map, is a Wilderness Area Trail and may be accessed from the Morris County Outdoor Education Center Parking Lot.

Map of Wilderness Area Boundaries

Download a Wilderness Area Trail Map

What are you waiting for? Pick up your camera, put on your boots, and head out to the Wilderness Area to take some spring photos!