2017 CRAFT AWARD WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
OWAC WRITERS of the YEAR
Christopher Langley & Osceola Refetoff
BEST OUTDOOR MEDIUM
1 - Osceola Refetoff and Christopher Langley - DesertDispatches.com
2 - John Poimiroo - CaliforniaFallColor.com
BEST OUTDOOR NEWS ARTICLE
1 - Christopher Langley - Burned Palm Trees and Miracles
2 - April Orcutt - Destination Totality
BEST OUTDOOR NEWSPAPER FEATURE STORY
1 - Denis Peirce - More Than a Fishing Trip
2 - John Poimiroo - Authentic Colorado
BEST OUTDOOR NEWSPAPER COLUMN
1- Gary Graham - Gary Graham: Road Trekker
2 - John Poimiroo - California Rambling
3 - Mary West - Day Hiker
BEST OUTDOOR MAGAZINE FEATURE
1 - Susan Colby - Civilization in the Distance
2 - Gary Graham - Still Strong at 51
3 - Christopher Langley - Caretaking the Ghosts of Cerro Gordo
BEST OUTDOOR BOOK
1 - John H Roush - Vivid Memories of an Interesting Life
BEST OUTDOOR GUIDEBOOK
1 - Robert Stone - Day Hikes Around Orange County
2 - Inga Aksamit - The Hungry Spork
BEST OUTDOOR FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH
1 - John Poimiroo - Fallen Apples, Apple Hill
2 - Ray Rychnovsky - February Blue Heron
BEST OUTDOOR ACTION PHOTOGRAPH
1 - Ray Rychnovsky - February Blue Heron
2 - Gloria Jones - Turkeys by the Oak Tree
BEST OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES
1 - Osceola Refetoff - Burned Palm Trees & Miracle
2 - Ray Rychnovsky - Stoneridge Creek Wildlife Calendar 2018
BEST OUTDOOR RADIO SHOW SHORT FORMAT
1 - John Henigin - Fish Talk Radio
BEST OUTDOOR VIDEO SHORT
1 - April Orcutt - The Protectors of Canada's Sacred Islands
BEST OUTDOOR INTERNET SITE
1 - John Poimiroo - CaiforniaFallColor.com
1 - Osceola Refetoff - DesertDispatches.com
BEST OUTDOOR INTERNET ARTICLE
Tie 1 - Peter Schroeder - Bora Bora: Sailing Into Paradise
Tie 1 - Risa Wyatt - Time Passes a Different Way in Austrian Alps
2 - Christopher Langley - The Silos of Inyo County
3 -Gary Graham - Tradition Collides with Technology in Fish Tagging Program
BEST OWAC CONFERENCE RELATED WORK
1 - Greg Niemann - Bishops Bountiful Backyard
JOHN REGINATO CONSERVATION AWARD
1 - Gary Graham - A Glimmer of Hope: Baja Reef Conservation
2 - Mike McKenna - How to be a Sustainable Fisherman