The 2024 Connecticut Junior Conservation Stamp Art drawing Competition welcomes entries through March 15, 2024. Calling all creative young artists and art educators in Connecticut. Entries are now being accepted for the 2024 Connecticut Junior Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamp Art Competition, part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) environmental education program administered since 1987 by the Connecticut Waterfowl Association (CWA).

Photo Credit: Justin Hyun, grade 7, took first place in the 7th-9th grade age group with a painting of a wood duck.

There is no cost, and submissions are due by March 15, 2024.

This contest is open to all students, kindergarten through grade 12, who are Connecticut residents. To enter, students create and submit a drawing or painting featuring native waterfowl (ducks or geese) — List of Eligible Species.

As part of a concerted effort to encourage more young people to explore the natural world and increase conservation awareness, the Connecticut Junior Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp “Best in Show” winner will be featured as the 2025 Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp! The “Best in Show” winner will also be an entry for the Federal Junior Stamp Contest.

To enter, students create and submit a drawing or painting featuring native waterfowl (ducks or geese). There is no cost, and submissions must be postmarked by March 15, 2024.

This competition is intended to encourage more young people to explore the natural world and increase conservation awareness. The “Best in Show” winner will have their art featured as the 2025 Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp! The winning submission will also be entered in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest.

Time to pick up the brush! It’s looking like a good weekend for some painting.

Featured is a painting of a drake wood duck from Justin, a 7th grade student that took first place in the 7th-9th grade age group in last year’s competition.