NORTHERN MICHIGAN – The Huron-Manistee National Forests Mio Ranger District will accept contest entries until March 11, 2022 for the annual Kirtland’s warbler 18-month calendar from young artists in K-8th Grade. About 667 students and classrooms from across the Great Lakes and the Bahamas entered in 2021. The calendar showcases the top 18 entries on its October 2022 – December 2023 pages (18-months), a profile of the Kirtland’s Warbler history, and thumbnails of the top 50 Honorable Mentions of artwork.
The contest is a collaboration of the USDA Forest Service Huron-Manistee National Forests, Huron Pines AmeriCorps members, Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve, American Bird Conservancy, and The Bahamas National Trust. The contests intent is to teach children about the rare Kirtland’s warbler and its habitat. Proceeds of the calendar support the US Forest Service Kirtland’s warbler educational efforts.
Entries to the ‘Kirtland’s Warbler 2022 Young Artists Contest’ must be original and demonstrate an understanding of the Kirtland’s warbler or any other creatures that live in northern Michigan’s unique jack pine forests, or its winter habitat site in The Bahamas.
Kirtland’s warbler Calendar Young Artist Contest rules and information, including entry forms and past artwork, can be found at the Huron-Manistee National Forests website.
Artwork entries become the property of the USDA Forest Service and will not be returned. For more information contact Dana Meder or Allyson Lance at 989-826-3252.
