The Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest is the culmination of the Junior Duck Stamp educational program. After studying waterfowl anatomy and habitat, students then use their knowledge to draw, paint or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species.
Students from around the United States submit drawings to their state, territory or district competition. [...]

If you’re engaged in some holiday shopping, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a great gift suggestion: Consider giving someone a Duck Stamp — or Migratory Bird Stamp — for the holidays.
As the USFWS states:
What better way to celebrate the spirit of the season than by stuffing holiday stockings with a federal Duck [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Robert Bealle — an artist from Waldorf, Maryland — won the 2009 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. Bealle’s painting of an American wigeon will be made into the 2010-2011 Federal Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]

For the first time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland will host the nation’s oldest and most prestigious wildlife art competition — the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest on October 16 and 17 at the National Wildlife Visitor Center.
The only federally-sponsored juried art competition, the contest is [...]

The Department of Interior announced yesterday that the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved the expenditure of nearly $8 million in Federal Duck Stamp funds to add more than 4,000 wetland acres to seven units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. According to the DOI:

These acquisitions include:

Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area, Kern and Tulare Counties, California [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has posted two attractive public service announcements for the Duck Stamp — or Migratory Bird Stamp — program. The graphics are a nice reminder that all nature lovers should be supporting the purchase of Duck Stamps, which help fund the protection of habitat and species that we all enjoy. [...]

As this blog reported last week, the new 2009-2010 Duck Stamp — or Migratory Bird Stamp — went on sale June 26. As the number of hunters in America declines, it’s more important than ever that other types of conservationists chip in and buy a Duck Stamp. This includes birders, anglers, photographers, hikers, and anyone [...]

Designed by South Dakota artist Joshua Spies, the 2009-2010 Federal Duck Stamp (or Migratory Bird Stamp) features a long-tailed duck and decoy. The stamp goes on sale today, June 26.
Nearly 98 cents out of every dollar collected from the sale of Duck Stamps (and Duck Stamp merchandise) goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that the First Day of Sale event for the 2009 -2010 Federal Duck Stamp and Junior Duck Stamp will be held on June 26. Once again partner Bass Pro Shops will host the main celebration, this year taking place at its Outdoor World Retail outlet in Nashville, Tennessee. [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that the 2009-2010 Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest was won by 16-year-old Lily Spang of Toledo, Ohio. Her painting was chosen by a panel of judges on April 22 at the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest held at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. [...]

The Department of Interior announced today that the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $11.5 million in Federal Duck Stamp funds to add more than 3,500 wetland acres to seven units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
From the press release:

The commission also approved the purchase of wetland habitat that will be added to seven units of [...]

If you’re engaged in some last minute holiday shopping, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a great gift suggestion: Consider giving someone a Duck Stamp for the holidays.
As the USFWS states:
What better way to celebrate the spirit of the season than by stuffing holiday stockings with a federal Duck Stamp, $15, for everyone [...]