The Federal Duck Stamp Office administers the
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act, printing, distributing
and marketing the Federal Duck Stamp to enable the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to acquire important migratory bird habitat for the National Wildlife
Refuge System. The Duck Stamp Office stages the annual Federal Duck Stamp
Art Contest in October and First Day of Sale Event in June, and attends
various art and outdoor recreation events across the country to promote
the sale of Duck Stamps. The Duck Stamp Office also administers the Federal
Junior Duck Stamp Contest, a conservation education program where children K-12th grade draw or paint waterfowl and compete to win scholarship funds at the national contest. The first place art entry goes on to become the next Federal Junior Duck Stamp. Federal Junior Duck Stamps sell for $5 and all of the proceeds are used for conservation education.
While every
waterfowl hunter age 16 and older must buy a duck stamp, the Duck Stamp
Office is working to develop partnerships with conservation organizations
and businesses to sell more stamps to non-hunters. In its 78- year history,
the Duck Stamp Program has helped acquire more than 5.3 million acres
for the National Wildlife Refuge System, acreage that also benefits hundreds of non-game
birds
and other wildlife, including dozens or threatened and endangered species.
Contact Us:
Laurie Shaffer , Manager of Stamp Development & Marketing
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Federal Duck Stamp Program
4401 North Fairfax Drive
Mail Stop: MBSP-4070
Arlington, VA 22203-1622
Phone: (703) 358 -1714
Fax: (703) 358-2009
Email: duckstamps@fws.gov