FoBP Wins National Photo Contest

May 2007

South Bronx Group Wins 2007 American Rivers National Photo Contest

Best People & Rivers Photo features NYC Kayaker On East River
Grand Prize category winner!

Contact:
Friends of Brook Park, Harry J. Bubbins, information@friendsofbrookpark.org, 646-206-5288

With over 3.5 million miles of rivers in the United States, American Rivers invited photographers to enter their favorite river image(s) in their first-ever digital photography competition. They looked for beautiful river photography representing Healthy Rivers, Healthy Communities.

American Rivers helped make history on the Colorado River when, for the first time, operators of the Glen Canyon Dam agreed in 1996 to release millions of gallons of water for the sole purpose of reviving riverside habitat.

Selected form over 600 entries, he Best River Photo category winner's image will be featured on American Rivers’ website and mailed to our 60,000+ members in the 2008 Spring issue of our newsletter.

American Rivers is the only national organization standing up for healthy rivers so our communities can thrive. Through national advocacy, innovative solutions and our growing network of strategic partners, we protect and promote our rivers as valuable assets that are vital to our health, safety and quality of life.

Founded in 1973, American Rivers has more than 65,000 members and supporters nationwide, with offices in Washington, DC and the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, California and Northwest regions.

The winning photo is of Harry J. Bubbins paddling in the East River around Randall's Island as part of a triathlon to raise money and awareness was made by Joel Kupferman, Esq.. Harry and Joel have been working to ensure that local rivers are clean and protected from inappropriate development, in this case a 26 acre corporate theme park on sensitive wetlands proposed by Aquatic Development Group of New York.

There is a sticker on the kayak Harry obtained while at the River Network conference in Keystone, Colorado, highlighting the national linkages of river stewards, watchers and caretakers across the country.



Winning photo can be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=405366612&size=l

Or http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/405366612_80a228be3b_b.jpg

Photo Contest website at: http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AR7_Contests

For more info on the photo contest:
American Rivers, Phone: 202-347-7550, outreach@americanrivers.org