
OWAC honors winners of student contest
Outdoor Writers Association of California proudly honors winners of its 2025 Pat Vachini Writing & Photography Contest.

Outdoor Writers Association of California proudly honors winners of its 2025 Pat Vachini Writing & Photography Contest.

OWAC is heading to beautiful Visalia CA, at the gateway to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks for our Spring Conference, June 1-5, 2025! EIC is open for submissions for work produced during 2024. Cash prizes awarded! Student Outdoor Writing and Photography Contest also underway. Cash awards.

Announcing the OWAC 2025 Spring Conference. Visalia, known as the “Gateway to the Sequoias,” will be our host city, offering a vibrant backdrop for our gathering. We’ve partnered with Visit Visalia to create a diverse program that showcases the region’s natural beauty and attractions.

Anglers fished the Upper Owens and Lake Crowley tributaries, Hot Creek, the Lower Owens and any water down to Independence, “open” by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Resulting catch logs showed 333 caught and released, totaling 4,289-inches.
As in previous years – enter via the Zealous software link You will need to make a login to Zealous if you don’t already have

The twenty-five species you will find in this book, and that are brilliantly illustrated by the Costa Rican artist Martha Espinoza, characterize the Delta birding experience in one way or another.

Wildlife photo contest winners are furry and feathered. Real wildlife adventures!

Outdoor Writers Association of California invites California high school juniors and seniors to enter the sixth annual Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing & Photography Contest.
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