The Winners of the 2025 Rayonier Forestry T-Shirt Idea Contest

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1st Place - "Dendrochronology: The Art and Science of Reading Trees", by Christopher M.
2nd Place - "Grow What Matters", by Griffin S.
3rd Place - "Forestry: An Honored Profession for Generations", by Donald E.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's contest. We can't wait to do it again next year!

Each year, Rayonier unveils three new forestry-themed t-shirts at the Society of American Foresters Convention. Lines of students show up at our booth to get a free shirt, because these aren’t just any shirts. They’re designed to represent forestry students’ passion for our industry, with creative text and images that will make you proud.

So many forestry enthusiasts entered ideas in this year's contest and we narrowed the entries down to 12 finalists. We worked with our designer to incorporate the best ideas into t-shirt designs, and the public had a chance to vote for your favorites. We announced the winners at the 2025 SAF Convention. Each of these winners will receive all three winning t-shirts along with a Rayonier swag pack valued at $200.

Below are the designs of the 12 finalists.

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See full Contest Rules here.

Get inspired by the creativity of past Forestry t-shirt contest winners! Our tradition of sharing forestry pride through t-shirts began at the 2022 SAF Convention. They were such a hit that we got our interns involved in drafting ideas the following year, and Oregon State Forest Engineering Major Aaron Garcia's concept emerged as a winner.

Expanding our reach in 2024, we invited the public to contribute, turned your best ideas into t-shirts, and hundreds of forestry enthusiasts voted to choose our winning designs. Will your idea be next?

JOIN US AT THE 2025 SAF CONVENTION

The theme "From Roots to Canopy: 125 Years of Forestry and Natural Resources" brings together foresters, researchers, and policymakers to reflect on forestry’s rich history, share current advancements, and look ahead to the future of sustainable forest management.

Join us in Hartford, Connecticut, October 22-25, to learn from your peers, grow your network within and beyond the sector, and develop as a forestry professional.

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