During Annual Wildlife Art Show Ft. Maryland Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest winner. Maryland's Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission sponsor the contest to inspire and promote wise management of our natural resources. In its 26th year, the annual design competition, more familiarly known as the duck stamp contest, is the mechanism for choosing the artwork that is reproduced in stamp form and required to be affixed to waterfowl hunting licenses.
Duck stamps are also widely collected and treasured for their uniqueness and beauty.
As in recent years, the 1999-2000 duck stamp contest will be judged during the Patuxent Wildlife Art Show and Sale being held next Saturday, March 27 at Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington, located at 10701 Livingston Road. Judging begins promptly at noon. Contestants and the public are invited to attend and witness the judging process. Proceeds from the sale of duck stamps goes to the Wildlife Management and Protection Fund. The fund has helped finance more than 1,000 wood duck nesting boxes, wetland construction projects totaling more than 700 acres and repair and maintenance of more than 7,000 acres of existing wetlands.