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EVENT Visit the Juior Duck Stamp exhibit
The Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit returns to the Lake this month. Sponsored by the Lake Arts Council, Missouri Arts Council, Bass Pro Shops, and the Department of Conservation, the exhibit is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The goal of the program is “connecting students with nature through science and art.”
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Participating students are encouraged to visit conservation areas and wetlands to learn more about natural settings and their inhabitants. Students can then use internet resources to supplement their real-life experience to create a work of visual art accompanied by a “conservation statement” describing what they’ve learned about conservation issues and challenges, such as climate change and its impact on wetlands, the important natural balance between people and wildlife, and the need to protect our natural resources.
Each spring, the student art entries are submitted to state, district, or territory contests for judging in four age-range categories: kindergarten—3rd grade, 4th—6th grade, 7th—9th grade, and 10th—12th grade. From the top three entries in each category, a Best of Show, regardless of grade level, is selected.
The various states, districts, and territories submit their Best of Show paintings to the national contest, held in April.
The Missouri Best of Show from these entries advances to Washington for a chance to become the design for the Federal Junior Duck Stamp for the following year. Last year’s national winner was Madison Grimm of South Dakota.
The stamps become collector’s items, available for purchase from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Post Office, and on line at Amazon.com. One hundred percent of the revenue is used to support the awards and environmental education. Information, entry forms, and contest guidelines are available at www.fws.gov/juniorduck.
The Missouri Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit for 2021 may be viewed at the following libraries: Versailles from March 11th—March 22nd; and Eldon from March 22nd—April 1st.
