Outreach & Education

About the 2010 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar Contest:

What?
The 2010 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar Contest (formerly the Goose Calendar Contest) is in progress. The winners of the state-wide poster and literature competition will be published in the 2010 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar.

Why?
The purpose of the contest is to encourage local children to learn about bird conservation. Several species of migratory birds need special attention, including the emperor goose, black brant, spectacled and Steller's eiders.

Who?
K-12 students residing in or adjacent to the North Slope Borough and the following National Wildlife Refuges: Arctic, Yukon Delta, Kanuti, Togiak, Izembek, Alaska Peninsula/Becharof, Alaska Maritime, Selawik, Innoko, Koyukuk and Nowitna may enter. If you are not sure of your eligibility, email cathy_rezabeck@fws.gov

Students living in other communities outside those described above are welcome to compete in the Junior Duck Stamp Contest.

Activities and Information for Teachers?
The calendar contest can easily be integrated into your existing classroom activities. Here are activities and information to help you do this.

How to Enter and the Deadline
All entries must be postmarked on or before February 13, 2009. Find the contest rules, entry forms and where to send entries here.

Four ways to Win
1. Local Contest. When entries arrive at Fish & Wildlife Service offices in February, each office conducts a local contest with the help of 5 local judges. They select winners in each of the four calendar categories for both poster and literature entries (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). These 24 winners (12 poster and 12 literature) receive ribbons. Non-successful local entries are returned to their schools.

2. State-wide Contest. Each Fish & Wildlife Service office (there are 11 this coming year) sends their 24 local winning entries to Anchorage for the state-wide contest. Five independent judges select 12 state-wide literature and 12 state-wide poster winners (3 in each of the calendar categories above) to be printed in the 2010 calendar. They also select 1 Grand Prize Literature and 1 Grand Prize Poster winner. Grand Prize winners receive a big ribbon, new bike and a helmet. The other state-wide winners receive ribbons and other prizes. Local entries that were not chosen as state-wide winners are sent back to the Fish & Wildlife office they came from.

3. Manager's Choice. The manager of each office selects one of the returned local winners as the "Manager's Choice." It is published (at a smaller size than the State-wide winners) in the 2010 calendar.

4. Certificates of Appreciation. Every student that submits an entry receives a "Certificate of Appreciation" signed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Regional Director.

Thank you to partners who supported the 2009 calendar:
National Audubon Society, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Ducks Unlimited and Conoco Phillips Alaska.

Last updated: October 8, 2008
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