USFWS celebrating a century of bird conservation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Audubon Society Chicago Region and other Illinois state and city partners hosted a celebration on August 12 to recognize the Migratory Bird Treaty Centennial and their local conservation program Bird Your Park. August 16, 1916, is the exact date the treaty was signed by the United States and Great Britain (for Canada), with later singings by Mexico, Japan and Russia. The Regional Centennial event in Chicago included a host of speakers as well as Federal Duck Stamp displays, a Centennial youth art contest featuring 2015 Duck Stamp artist Joe Hautman as one of the judges, and more. The Chicago area was selected to host the Midwest Regional event because it is a great example of partnerships in bird conservation that are built to have lasting successful results. Those taking part in the event included Ducks Unlimited, Audubon Chicago Region, the Chicago Parks District, Chicago Wilderness, the Cook County Forest Preserve, Federal Duck Sta...