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Fri., April 22, 2016

Photo contest focuses on Little Pend Oreille Refuge

"Family Outing," an image featuring river otters, was among the winners in the 2015 photo contest sponsored by the Friends of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. (Dan Price)

OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY -- There's still time to visit a refuge in Stevens County to snap a great shot and enter the 2015-16 photo contest.

The Friends of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge once again are encouraging shutterbugs to pause on the refuge southeast of Colville. The group's 11th annual photo contest continues until Aug. 15.

Roads opened April 15 on the 40,198 acre refuge expanding the photo opportunities, said organizer Joel Anderson.

Contest categories are animals, plants, human use and scenic.

Contact Anderson at onionjoel@gmail.com for rules and entry forms.

Posted April 22, 2016, 8:01 a.m.

By Rich Landers

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Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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