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| Duration: | April 17–20, 2008 |
Calendar: National Junior Duck
Stamp Contest
2007–2008 National Junior Duck Stamp by Paul Willey of Conway, Arkansas
At the San Diego Zoo
April 17–20, 2008
Each year since 1991, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service works with educators to teach wildlife conservation through the arts to American schoolchildren. Students learn about wetland habitat and create artwork depicting ducks and other migratory waterfowl. Each state holds a competition to select the Best of State painting and the winner is automatically entered into the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest.
The national first place art is made into a collectible stamp which sells for $5. The proceeds are used solely to support the program and conservation education. The winning student receives a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond. This year the federal judging will be held at the San Diego Zoo. During this time, all state entries—as well as those from the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories—will be on display prior to, during, and following the contest.
Last year nearly 30,000 students participated in this art and science course through classroom education programs. They learn about waterfowl and the wetland habitat on which ducks and many other birds and animals depend, and how they can make a difference in wildlife conservation. The San Diego Zoo and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are conservation partners working on this project as part of their ongoing efforts to bring people and wildlife closer together.
See this year's entries here.
