Connecting kids to art and science for 20 years: 2012 Junior Duck Stamp Program
Duck stamp (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The end of March marks both the beginning of Spring and the anticipation of Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art and Design Contests held across the country. States in the Midwest Region from Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, held state-wide art contests to get kids engaged and interested in the outdoors . The Junior Duck Stamp Program, which began in 1989, offers kids ages k-12 the opportunity to participate in a nationally-recognized art competition while offering a curriculum to teachers to educate students about wetlands, waterfowl and migratory birds and their habitats. Winners from each state art contest advance to a national art contest to compete for their artwork to be made into a collectable stamp. The National Junior Duck Stamp Contest, where Best of Show artwork from each state will compete, will be held April 20 at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Md. *We will be streaming the contest live ...