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Student
wildlife
art contest
entries
for the
Junior Duck Stamp
Competition due
March 15, 2008
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February
20,
2008
Contacts:
Resee
Collins, 404
679-7051
Tom MacKenzie, 404-679-7291
The
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
still seeks student
entries for the
2008 Junior Duck
Stamp competition.
Deadline for
entries to be
postmarked is
by midnight March
15, 2008.
The Georgia Junior
Duck Stamp competition
recognizes Georgia’s
top student waterfowl
artists. Public,
private, and
home-schooled
students, as
well as art studio
students from
kindergarten
though high school,
are invited to
compete for recognition,
prizes and scholarships
in an activity
promoting conservation
of America’s
wetlands and
waterfowl habitat.
Each year, hundreds
of Georgia students
compete to win
these top honors.
Teachers may
use an integrated
science and art
curriculum provided
by the Service.
Each participating
student must
research and
then artistically
depict a duck,
goose or other
waterfowl species
native to North
America on paper.
All artwork submitted
must be an original
9” x 12” horizontal
image of North
American ducks,
geese or swans.
In 2007, with
the encouragement
from teachers
and parents,
over 670 Georgia
students participated
in the four grade
categories: K-3,
4-6, 7-9, 10-12.
All participants
receive a certificate
of appreciation.
Entries with
official forms
should be mailed
to Georgia Junior
Duck Stamp Program,
USFWS, 1875 Century
Boulevard, Suite
240, Atlanta,
Georgia, 30345
and must be postmarked
by midnight,
March 15, 2008,
to be eligible.
Additional contest
information and
an official entry
form can be obtained
by calling Resee
Collins, Georgia
Coordinator,
at (404) 679-7051.
A total of 100
winners and one
Best of Show
will be selected
from the four
different age
groups.
The contest will take
place at the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service
Regional Office in Atlanta
in April, when First,
Second, Third, and Honorable
Mention winning artwork
will be selected. The
winning Georgia Best
of Show will be sent
on to compete nationally
at the San Diego Zoo
in April. The national
first place entry is
then used as the Federal
Junior Duck Stamp, which
is sold through the U.S
Postal Service for $5
per stamp. Proceeds from
the sale of Junior Duck
Stamps support conservation
education and provide
awards and scholarships
for the students, teachers
and schools participating
in the program.
The Georgia 2007 winning
artwork has been on a
statewide tour, including
venues ranging from the
Georgia Power Company
corporate office in Atlanta,
Callaway Gardens in Pine
Mountain, Elachee Nature
Center in Gainesville,
Oatland Island Education
Center in Savannah, Blue
Ridge Mountain Arts festival
in Blue Ridge, and the
Macon Museum of Arts
and Sciences in Macon.
Georgia’s Junior
Duck Stamp competition
is part of the Federal
Junior Duck Stamp competition,
authorized by Congress
in 1994. The purpose
of the Junior Duck Stamp
contest is to promote
conservation of wetlands
and waterfowl habitat
through arts education.
The Junior Duck Stamp
is modeled after the
Federal Duck Stamp, which
has been sold since 1934
to raise money to protect
wetlands and waterfowl
habitat. For more information
about the Junior Duck
Stamp Program, visit
the website at http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/junior/junior.htm.
For more information
about the Junior Duck
Stamp Contest, please
e-mail Resee_Collins@fws.gov or telephone 404 679-7051.
The mission of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
is working with others
to conserve, protect
and enhance fish, wildlife,
plants and their habitats
for the continuing benefit
of the American people.
We are both a leader
and trusted partner in
fish and wildlife conservation,
known for our scientific
excellence, stewardship
of lands and natural
resources, dedicated
professionals and commitment
to public service. For
more information on our
work and the people who
make it happen, visit
www.fws.gov or http://www.fws.gov/southeast/
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