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Photo by Devin Courtright/The Advocate
Terra Wheeler displays her certificate after winning the global warming photo contest last Friday.
Terra Wheeler wins fourth annual event
National forest photo wins Global Warming contest
The Advocate
A photo taken in a national forest near the Oregon coast was named winner of the 2010 Global Warming photo contest Oct. 15.
Terra Wheeler, the winner, said she was picking mushrooms when she noticed the photo's scene. The photo is of a piece of wood balancing atop a tree stump with log-cutting equipment in the background.
The prize for winning the contest was a $40 gift card to Burgerville. After the announcement, there was a reading of the poem Wheeler wrote to capture the theme of her photo.
Asked how she hoped her photo might affect the way society treats the earth, Wheeler said, "To influence the world (with her photo and poem) by not using the words global warming, or any other doomsday terminology, to cast a more positive light on people's perception of improving earth's health."
David Sussman, manager of the College Center student services and grant funded programs, followed the poetry reading by introducing students in the Scholarships for Education and Economic Development program (SEED).
The SEED program was formerly known as the Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (CASS) program.
Students in the SEED program are from rural parts of developing countries that are dependent on natural resources for nourishment. The 19 students in the program are learning how to improve sustainability by studying environmental conservation, restoration, and technology. They are native to Mexico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Each student has made a commitment to return to his or her country and use their education to promote global health in their native land.
The SEED students performed three folk dances that are customary to their various heritages before the event came to a close.
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