NECEDAH - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now accepting entries for the 2009 Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Contest, to be held at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Necedah on March 27. Entries must be postmarked by March 14, 2009.
A downloadable entry form and information on contest rules and regulations for teachers and supervising adults can be found online at www.fws.gov/juniorduck.
Students may submit artwork featuring one of the following species: whistling ducks, swans, geese, brant, dabbling ducks, diving ducks, sea ducks, mergansers, stiff tails, or Hawaiian ducks. A full list of permitted species is available online atwww.fws.gov/juniorduck. Artwork entries will be judged on the basis of original design, anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for reproduction on a 1" by 1.5" stamp.
Entries will be judged in four groups according to students' grade levels: K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Three 1st-, three 2nd- and three 3rd-place entries, along with 16 honorable mentions will be selected from each group. Contest judges select a "Best of Show" from the 12 first place winners, which will be submitted to the Federal Duck Stamp Office and entered into the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest held in April in Washington D.C. The winner of the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest, along with his/her parent or guardian and teacher will receive a free trip to a First Day of Sale ceremony in late June/early July.
The first place art from the national contest is used to create a National Junior Duck Stamp each year. The Junior Duck Stamp is available for $5 from the U.S. Postal Service and from many National Wildlife Refuges. Proceeds from the sale of the stamps support conservation education and provide awards and scholarships for participating students, teachers and schools.
A downloadable entry form and information on contest rules and regulations for teachers and supervising adults can be found online at www.fws.gov/juniorduck.
Students may submit artwork featuring one of the following species: whistling ducks, swans, geese, brant, dabbling ducks, diving ducks, sea ducks, mergansers, stiff tails, or Hawaiian ducks. A full list of permitted species is available online atwww.fws.gov/juniorduck. Artwork entries will be judged on the basis of original design, anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for reproduction on a 1" by 1.5" stamp.
Entries will be judged in four groups according to students' grade levels: K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Three 1st-, three 2nd- and three 3rd-place entries, along with 16 honorable mentions will be selected from each group. Contest judges select a "Best of Show" from the 12 first place winners, which will be submitted to the Federal Duck Stamp Office and entered into the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest held in April in Washington D.C. The winner of the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest, along with his/her parent or guardian and teacher will receive a free trip to a First Day of Sale ceremony in late June/early July.
The first place art from the national contest is used to create a National Junior Duck Stamp each year. The Junior Duck Stamp is available for $5 from the U.S. Postal Service and from many National Wildlife Refuges. Proceeds from the sale of the stamps support conservation education and provide awards and scholarships for participating students, teachers and schools.
