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Attention: NDSCS Members!
The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia) has contacted the NDSCS with a request for help to judge their state Junior Duck Contest in March 2007. In keeping with our policy, the NDSCS is sending this information to you on their behalf. Please respond directly to the contact point provided below.
The Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge is looking for one member of the
National Duck Stamp Collectors Society to help judge the Federal Junior Duck Stamp
Contest. This waterfowl arts contest is open
to students in grades K-12 across the nation. Beginning
at 9 a.m., the contest will be held on Friday,
March 30, 2007 in the Herbert H. Bateman
Educational and Administrative Center at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
(Assateague Island, Virginia). Judges will
determine a variety of winners and one Best of Show which will represent the state of
Virginia in the national contest later held in Washington, D.C. For further information on volunteering contact:
Here is a Press Release with the VA Junior Duck Contest details:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE P.O. BOX 62 CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA 23336
Contact: Laurel Wilkerson
N E W S R E L E A S E For Immediate Release
Date: December 1, 2006
CELEBRATING WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION THROUGH THE ARTS Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge invites students K-12
attending public, private, or home schools to participate in the 2007 Junior Duck Stamp
Design Contest. “This art-based educational program offers students an
opportunity to participate in a nationwide waterfowl arts competition, provides students
with a broad exposure to migratory waterfowl, and motivates students to take active roles
in conserving these species," said Virginia Coordinator, Junior Duck Stamp Program,
Laurel Wilkerson. Since gaining knowledge about North American waterfowl is part
of the learning experience within the art competition, all entries must be chosen from a
list of native species. Other design
guidelines include, but are not limited to: a size of 9”x12” not exceeding ¼”
in total thickness; horizontal orientation; and the absence of lettering, words, or
signatures on the front of the design. Additional design guidelines are available from refuge staff,
as well as from the Federal Duck Stamp website (http://duckstamps.fws.gov)
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service homepage (www.fws.gov). Entries must be mailed to Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 62, Chincoteague, VA 23336 and postmarked by midnight, March 15,
2007. All students entering the state contest will receive a
Certificate of Participation. Entries may
also receive prizes or honorable mention ribbons and the State Best of Show will compete
in the national competition. National awards
include a complimentary trip to the First Day of Duck Stamp Sales Ceremony in Washington,
DC and monetary recognition. For more information about the Junior Duck Stamp
Design Contest, please contact Outdoor Recreation Planner, Laurel Wilkerson (Virginia
Coordinator, Junior Duck Stamp Program) at 757-336-6122 or write to the Chincoteague
National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 62, Chincoteague, VA 23336.
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