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