Minnesota Artist Robert Hautman to be Honored

Editor’s note: The following PSA scripts are for your use in helping us promote the July 19 Hometown Artist’s Event, recognizing Plymouth, Minnesota native and Federal Duck Stamp winning artist Robert Hautman. The Hometown Event will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center, with doors opening to the public for this free event at 9 a.m. and a stamp cancellation and ceremony at 10 a.m. There will be many displays and exhibits for stamp collectors and outdoors enthusiasts alike. If you would like further information on the Duck Stamp program, the winning artist or the schedule of events, please call Susan Dreiband at (612) 725-3519. Additionally, if you plan to send an individual or crew to cover the Hometown Event, please call and let us know so we can be of assistance on the day of the event.

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HELP PROTECT WILDLIFE, LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION AND SEE SOME OF THE FINEST IN WILDLIFE ARTWORK AT THE HOMETOWN ARTIST’S EVENT HONORING MINNESOTA’S OWN FEDERAL DUCK STAMP CONTEST WINNER ROBERT HAUTMAN. BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO SEE THE BEAUTY CAPTURED BY HAUTMAN IN HIS WINNING DUCK STAMP DESIGN, AND VISIT THE MANY STAMP AND OUTDOORS EXHIBITS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER. THE FREE EVENT, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINNESOTA STAMP EXPO, IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 9:30 A.M. JULY 19, AND IS HOSTED BY THE MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION, LAKE MINNETONKA STAMP CLUB, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

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YOU CAN HELP PROTECT WILDLIFE, LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION AND SEE SOME OF THE FINEST IN WILDLIFE ARTWORK AT THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER, 9:30 AM. JULY 19. THAT’S WHEN MINNESOTA ARTIST ROBERT HAUTMAN WILL BE HONORED FOR HIS WINNING DESIGN OF THE 1997 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP. THE EVENT, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINNESOTA STAMP EXPO, IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FEATURES EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS BY STAMP AND OUTDOORS GROUPS. THANKS TO WILDLIFE ARTISTS SUCH AS ROBERT HAUTMAN , FOUR-AND-A-HALF MILLION ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT HAVE BEEN CONSERVED AND ENHANCED. THAT’S BECAUSE NINETY-EIGHT CENTS OF EVERY DUCK STAMP DOLLAR ARE USED TO ACQUIRE WETLAND HABITAT FOR THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM MANAGED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN RAISED SINCE THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PROGRAM BEGAN. JOIN THE CELEBRATION JULY 19. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE HOMETOWN ARTIST’S EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION, LAKE MINNETONKA STAMP CLUB, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

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HELP PROTECT WILDLIFE, LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION AND SEE SOME OF THE FINEST IN WILDLIFE ARTWORK AT THE HOMETOWN ARTIST’S EVENT HONORING 1997 FEDERAL DUCK ARTIST ROBERT HAUTMAN. BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO SEE THE BEAUTY CAPTURED BY HAUTMAN IN HIS WINNING DESIGN, AND VISIT SEE THE MANY STAMP AND OUTDOORS EXHIBITS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER. THE FREE EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 9:30 A.M. JULY 19, AND IS HOSTED BY THE MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION, LAKE MINNETONKA STAMP CLUB, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses more than 530 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. For further information about the programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, please visit our home page at: http://midwest.fws.gov