Wolf Awareness Week
October 18–24, 2026
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In 2025, our Wolf Awareness Week programing focused on “iconic wolves”: how studying individual wolves can give scientists valuable insights into wolf ecology. These insights can include ecosystem health, human impact, coexistence, species interaction, importance to their habitat, and/or projections for the future.
In 2026 Wolf Awareness Week will focus on how biologists and wildlife managers determine wolf population numbers.
There will be activities and speakers for Wolf Awareness Week relating to this theme. Scheduling updates and activities will be posted here and on the TWA Facebook page.
The poster features an award-winning artist’s or photographer’s rendering of a wolf or wolves in their natural habitat. Below, you can learn more about ordering posters, submitting artwork for the poster, and becoming a sponsor.
In 2026 Wolf Awareness Week will focus on how biologists and wildlife managers determine wolf population numbers.
There will be activities and speakers for Wolf Awareness Week relating to this theme. Scheduling updates and activities will be posted here and on the TWA Facebook page.
The poster features an award-winning artist’s or photographer’s rendering of a wolf or wolves in their natural habitat. Below, you can learn more about ordering posters, submitting artwork for the poster, and becoming a sponsor.
History of Wolf Awareness Week
In 1990, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson signed the proclamation of Wisconsin Wolf Awareness Week, a time to celebrate these important animals by highlighting the threats to their survival, spreading the word about what you can do to help wolves stay protected, and helping humans learn to live alongside them. The Timber Wolf Alliance is proud to carry on this tradition each year.
Want to support wolves? Consider a gift to the Timber Wolf Alliance to support the work we do.
In 1990, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson signed the proclamation of Wisconsin Wolf Awareness Week, a time to celebrate these important animals by highlighting the threats to their survival, spreading the word about what you can do to help wolves stay protected, and helping humans learn to live alongside them. The Timber Wolf Alliance is proud to carry on this tradition each year.
Want to support wolves? Consider a gift to the Timber Wolf Alliance to support the work we do.
Call For Poster Artwork
Due to the transition of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute a 2026 poster art competition will not be held. The 2026 poster artwork image has been generously donated by a wildlife artist.
Each year since 1990, the Timber Wolf Alliance celebrates a broad theme in wolf conservation through our Wolf Awareness Week poster. Our posters feature educational information on the back and striking artwork on the front—artwork from our annual poster contest.
In 2024, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first wolf reintroduction attempt; in 2023, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act; and in 2022, we celebrated Sigurd Olson’s influence on wolf ecology and stewardship.
In 2025, our Wolf Awareness Week programing will focus on “iconic wolves”: how studying individual wolves can give scientists valuable insights into wolf ecology. These insights can include ecosystem health, human impact, coexistence, species interaction, importance to their habitat, and/or projections for the future.
To illustrate our 2025 Wolf Awareness Week poster, we seek art or photography that depicts individual gray wolves; however, all artwork with wolves will be considered.
Please submit proposed artwork to the Timber Wolf Alliance via the form below by March 31, 2025. We expect to select the winner of the 2025 Wolf Awareness Week by May 1, 2025.
Submission Deadline
Each year since 1990, the Timber Wolf Alliance celebrates a broad theme in wolf conservation through our Wolf Awareness Week poster. Our posters feature educational information on the back and striking artwork on the front—artwork from our annual poster contest.
In 2024, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first wolf reintroduction attempt; in 2023, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act; and in 2022, we celebrated Sigurd Olson’s influence on wolf ecology and stewardship.
In 2025, our Wolf Awareness Week programing will focus on “iconic wolves”: how studying individual wolves can give scientists valuable insights into wolf ecology. These insights can include ecosystem health, human impact, coexistence, species interaction, importance to their habitat, and/or projections for the future.
To illustrate our 2025 Wolf Awareness Week poster, we seek art or photography that depicts individual gray wolves; however, all artwork with wolves will be considered.
Please submit proposed artwork to the Timber Wolf Alliance via the form below by March 31, 2025. We expect to select the winner of the 2025 Wolf Awareness Week by May 1, 2025.
Submission Deadline
- March 31, 2025
- SUBJECT: Entries must have as their subject gray wolves in their native environments.
- REALISM: The Timber Wolf Alliance is an organization dedicated to public awareness and education about wolves, and the image for the annual poster reaches thousands of people each year. For this reason, realism is preferred; accuracy in portrayal of wolves’ anatomy, pelage, and the surrounding habitat is critical.
- ACCEPTABLE MEDIA: All entries must be original artwork or photos, conceived and created by the entrant. If the artwork submitted to the contest is a depiction drawn from a photograph taken by someone other than the artist, the artist MUST notify the Timber Wolf Alliance of the photographer’s name and address. Previously-published work is also acceptable.
- FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS: All entries must be submitted as a digital file format. No hard-copy photographs will be accepted. Files should be saved in JPG or TIFF format and must be 24 inches wide by 18 inches high with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch. If you cannot meet these requirements, the original artwork must be available for Timber Wolf Alliance to photograph.
- Submitting: Complete the entry form on this page and indicate your method of file delivery (FTP or mail). Each digital file, CD, or other digital media storage device must be labeled legibly with the entrant’s name, address, phone number, email, and artwork title and medium used.
- FTP ENTRIES: Files can be uploaded to an FTP file hosting service (e.g. Dropbox or WeTransfer). TWA does not provide FTP service—files must be sent though your FTP. If submitting more than one entry, save all entries into a single folder and provide the URL sharing link to that folder within the entry form on this page. Image files attached to an email will not be considered.
- POSTAL ENTRIES: Save all entries on a single CD, DVD, or other external storage device. All entry materials (CD, DVD, or other digital storage devices) become property of TWA and will not be returned. TWA is not responsible for the loss or damage of any images or digital storage devices submitted to the competition. Print a copy of the confirmation email you receive after submitting the entry form on this page and include it with your mail-in submission. Mail to: Timber Wolf Alliance Poster Contest, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Northland College, Ashland, WI 54806
- JUDGING: All entries will be judged by the Timber Wolf Alliance’s poster committee and Advisory Council. There is no jury fee. Selection of the judges is entirely at the discretion of TWA. Entries will be judged on innovative handling of the subject, accuracy, mood, concept, craftsmanship, and reproducibility. The decision of the judges is final and may not be appealed.
- PRIZE: The winning artist will be awarded $750. TWA may request to use the winning artwork on t-shirts, for which the artist will receive an additional $100.
- RIGHTS: Copyright remains with the artist, with usage rights by the Timber Wolf Alliance for the poster and any other subsequent use of artwork for promotional items.
- For color separation purposes, the art piece selected as the winning entry must be available in the original or in a large format digital file, at least 300 dpi at 100%, for an 18×24-inch poster. The final product is a poster format and not a fine art print format.
- Winning artists may be asked to provide pen and ink drawing(s) for the educational information on the back of the poster. Specifications will be discussed at that time. This piece(s) will be the property of the artist.
- The Timber Wolf Alliance may ask the artist’s permission to use his/her winning artwork for t-shirts, for which the artist would receive an additional $100.00. Please indicate on the application form if you are interested in allowing such use of your artwork.
Be a Poster Sponsor
TWA offers several levels of support to individuals, organizations, and agencies. Over nine thousand Wolf Awareness Week posters are distributed around the country to raise awareness of wolves and the fragile environment in which they live. For 2024, the Wolf Awareness Week poster focused on the first gray wolf reintroduction attempt, which took place in Michigan in 1974.
Your sponsorship helps the Timber Wolf Alliance educate communities about wolves and the important work that people have done to bring them back to their natural habitats. Please join us as a sponsor of the next poster. The 2024 poster sponsorship due date was June 15, 2024. The theme and sponsorship/pre-order deadline for 2025 will be announced at a later time.
For a pledge of $800+, you receive:
Your sponsorship helps the Timber Wolf Alliance educate communities about wolves and the important work that people have done to bring them back to their natural habitats. Please join us as a sponsor of the next poster. The 2024 poster sponsorship due date was June 15, 2024. The theme and sponsorship/pre-order deadline for 2025 will be announced at a later time.
For a pledge of $800+, you receive:
- 800 posters (plus 25 additional posters per $50 pledged above $800)
- Logo placed prominently on the front of the poster
- Name on the back of the poster
- Logo on the TWA webpage
- 600 posters
- Logo placed prominently on the front of the poster
- Name on the back of the poster
- Logo on the TWA webpage
- 100 posters
- Name on the back of the poster
order a poster
We are not currently taking Wolf Awareness Week poster orders. Stayed tuned for future poster sales!
Past Wolf Awareness Week Posters
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