Today I had the great pleasure of being a judge in the Duck Stamp Contest at John Heinz Natural Wildlife Refuge!
I would first like to start with, if you have not visited this place, then you need to get over there now! The refuge itself is obviously beautiful, but the visitor center there is just as amazing. When you walk into the visitor center, you are hit in the face with information on the wildlife along with amazing and informative displays of nature.
Now back to the ducks: all the art that was submitted was amazing. The art came from all different age groups. There were five judges, including myself, who got to read different conservation statements from the submissions as well as view the portraits of ducks. Overall, the experience was fun and exciting to see how many kids participated.
If you ever have time on a nice day, you have to go check out the John Heinz Natural Wildlife Refuge!
