The insect can defoliate up to 300 different types of trees and shrubs, causing significant economic damage to forest-based industries and tourism. The deadline for Wisconsin high school seniors to enter their original art work in a contest to select the design for the 1997 Wisconsin State Parks admission sticker is February 15. The contest is open to all 12th-grade students attending public or private schools in Wisconsin. The winning design will be used for the stickers that will be displayed on more than 150,000 vehicles. The design must be the artist's own original creation and not copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, Proctor said.
Artists are limited to four colors total, with black and white each counting as a color.
Entries will be judged by a panel on March 7. All 10 winners will receive an engraved plaque and a copy of A Traveler's Guide to Wisconsin State Parks and Forests . The winning entry for the 1996 sticker, was submitted by Harvey Opgenorth a Hartford Union High School senior. The winning design featured animal tracks on a checkered background. Please sign our guest book and let us know how we can improve our page content for you.