News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
December 2, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
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CONTACT:
Victor Young: (603) 271-3211 
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
December 2, 2005


CALLING YOUNG ARTISTS: ENTER THE 2006 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST

CONCORD, N.H. -- Young New Hampshire artists, kindergarten through 
grade 12, are invited to submit original artwork depicting North American 
waterfowl to the New Hampshire Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. The New 
Hampshire Fish and Game Department runs the statewide competition, which 
is part of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
Contest of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to give students a chance to 
show off their artistic talents and learn about conservation. The art 
competition is open to public, private or home-schooled New Hampshire 
students. 

Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2006. For competition 
guidelines, send your request to: Victor Young, N.H. Fish and Game Department, 
11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301. Competition guidelines, including 
dimension requirements and an entry form also can be downloaded from 
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Education/ed_Junior_Duck_Contest.htm. 

The New Hampshire Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest will award first, 
second, third and honorable mention ribbons in four groups: grades K-3; 4-6; 
7-9; and 10-12. The State Best-of-Show will be selected from among the 
first-place winning designs. Winning artwork in all categories will be 
displayed at N.H Fish and Game headquarters in Concord. The 
Best-of-Show New Hampshire winner advances to the national Junior Duck Stamp 
Design Contest, in which the three top winners receive a cash award and a 
trip to the adult Federal Duck Stamp Contest. 

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is an 
integrated art and science activity developed to teach environmental 
science and habitat conservation. In the process of creating Junior Duck 
Stamp designs, students gain a better understanding of the importance of 
conserving habitat as they explore the esthetic qualities of wildlife, 
according to Victor Young, a wildlife artist and graphic designer for 
Fish and Game and coordinator of New Hampshire's contest. Teachers who 
want to integrate these lessons into their coursework can find a 
curriculum guide for teaching conservation through the arts at 
http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/junior/CURRICULUM.htm. 


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