The Kansas Green Team program has announced its 2012 Photo Contest winners. Photographers throughout Kansas were invited to submit photos that celebrate the unique character of Kansas. Winning photos are displayed on the KansasGreenTeams.org home page.

“The photos submitted this year show that Kansas continually offers exceptional beauty. We hope these photos will serve to inspire Kansans to be more environmentally conscious in order to preserve our natural resources,” said Bill Bider, Director of the Bureau of Waste Management.

Western Kansas winners include:
LANDSCAPE
Second Place – Paul Zamarripa, Great Bend
Third Place – Sheila Engel, Norton

RECREATION
Third Place – Victor Lyczak, Russell

WILDLIFE
First Place – Michelle Hammer-Whitehead, Satanta

The Kansas Green Team program was created in 2007 as a way to make a difference by incorporating environmentally responsible practices into daily routines at work and at school.