2017 TRNWR Feathered Friends Results

For the 2nd year, LHS Visual Arts proudly participated in the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge's Feathered Friends Contest. This year's entries included work from Liberty Middle School and Dayton High School. The winners were featured during the Liberty Jubilee as part of the TRNWR booth (above) and will be on display the following dates: 

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Exhibit

Liberty Courthouse Annex, Main Lobby

April 15 - May 15, 2017

Western Tanager, Avian Sengstock

1st Place, High School Division

Blue Bunting, Emily Connelly

2nd Place, High School Division

Eastern Bluebird, Olivia Buddington

3rd Place, High School Division

Olivia Buddington with her piece at the Liberty Jubilee, March 25, 2017

Bluejay, Perla Rodriguez

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Burrowing Owl, Rosa Garcia

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Costa's Hummingbird, Giselle Monreal

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Wood Duck Duckling, Morgan Crump

Honorable Mention, High School Division

Comparison of Morgan Crump's Wood Duck Duckling to the real thing!

So darling!

Liberty Middle School Winners were:

1st - Reese Campbell, Northern Cardinal

2nd - Perla Perez, Lazuli Bunting

3rd - Manuel Freeman, Baltimore Oriole

Honorable Mentions: 

Sadie Cary, Northern Cardinal

Julia Gerardo, Canada Goose

Julie Smith, Broad-Billed Hummingbird

Sam McCain, Snowy Owl

Ximena Collazo, American Goldfinch

Congrats to all the winners!!! 

Thanks to Ms. Laurie Gonzales & Frances Oster, TRNWR

for providing this wonderful opportunity to our students!

Winners of the Feather Friends Art Show Soar High

LHS Art students did an incredible job on their North American Birds for the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Feathered Friends Art Show this March! 

So without further ado, the winners are... Wing flap please!

1st Place: Grackle, Andrea De Los Reyes

colored pencil

2nd Place: Quail, Rosa Garcia

pen & ink 

3rd Place: Black Vulture, Macey Brunson

colored pencil

Honorable Mentions

Grackle, Emily Connelly 

watercolor

 Black-capped Chickadee, Lidia Ochoa

mixed media

Cardinals, Shelby DeBerry

mixed media

Sparrow, Gladys Landaverde

acrylic paint 

Barn Swallows, Noah Holden

pencil/charcoal

Feathered Friends Art Show

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting the 1st Annual Feathered Friends Art Show this spring. This program will feature artwork showcasing North American birds drawn by local art students at Liberty High School. This event was created by Refuge Volunteer Frances Oster in effort to help students appreciate the beauty of North American birds all around them.

Artwork will be displayed at:

March 8 - 16, 2016

Feathered Friends Art Show

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

601 FM 1011 (just north of Liberty off of HWY 146)

The public is invited to the view the artwork.

&

Thu., March 17, 2016  (St. Patrick's Day)
11:00 a.m.  - 1:30 pm

TRNWR Boardwalk Dedication

Liberty Municipal Park

Awards for winning artwork were donated by the Lower Trinity Valley Bird Club and the Liberty County Art League. Winners will be announced on March 11.

"Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge and the City of Liberty cordially invite you to attend the March 17, 2016, dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Palmer Bayou Boardwalk, located on the Knobby Knees Trail of Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge. The dedication will take place at the City of Liberty Municipal Park at the end of Cook Street in Liberty, TX, from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm. Dignitaries expected to attend the event include Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Richard Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)."

If you have any questions regarding the Feathered Friends Art Show or Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, please contact Laurie Gonzales at the Refuge Office at 936-336-9786.