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What is it and why participate?
Learn more about this innovative art contest that combines science and art!
Attention parents, school teachers, and group leaders! Help educate youth about the waterfowl, wetlands, and conservation by participating in the Junior Duck Stamp Program! Contact your Nevada Junior Duck Stamp Coordinator, Emily Shakeri-Wells at 1-279-235-6589 or emily_shakeri-wells@fws.gov to learn more about the Nevada contest.
Rules/Requirements/Forms
Find out all you need to know to participate including forms, rule booklet, eligible species list, reference list for older students, and more.
Judging
The postmark deadline is March 1 to submit your art. Please mail to:
Emily Shakeri-Wells
USFWS - NV JDS
2800 Cottage Way W2606
Sacramento, CA 95825
Art received must be postmarked by March 1.
In late March, judges will chose 100 winners for Nevada. Judges will select the top 25 winners in each age group and select the Best of Show winner to represent Nevada at nationals in mid-April.
Curriculum
This curriculum focuses on the conservation of waterfowl and wetland habitats. It is designed for students in grades 5–8, with adaptations for K–4, 9–12, homeschoolers, and non-formal educators.
JDS STEAM Bins Available
If you are participating in the Junior Duck Stamp Program and are in need of supplies and workshop ideas, you can borrow our traveling art bin for a couple of weeks. Materials include: classroom sized packages of colored pencils, crayons, and oil pastels, 9x12" paper, bird identification books, how to draw ducks, JDS curriculum, duck wings and feet, and much more! Bins are available to ship anywhere in Nevada. Contact jennifer_heroux@fws.gov for more information.
Art Display
The yearly winners are posted to the USFWS Pacific Southwest Region Flickr account.
Partners
The US Fish & Wildlife Service and many partners reach thousands of students throughout Nevada. Partners include: Nevada Waterfowl Association, Red Rock Audubon Society, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and the Springs Preserve. If you would like to become a partner and conduct educational programs for students, teach students about drawing waterfowl, or more, contact state coordinator Emily Shakeri-Wells to see how you can help.
Support the Program
These collectible $5 stamps are created from the winning design at the national level. Proceeds from the national sales are re-invested in the JDS program to support awards and conservation education. Junior Duck Stamps are for sale at Desert, Ash Meadows, and Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuges and through Amplex and the US Postal Store.
Other Links
California Waterfowl Association which has educator guides, information, and more!
