Wildlife Poster Contest Celebrates Citizen Science
Local students are encouraged to share their plant and animal discoveries through art.
Teachers and students in Tucker can celebrate Georgia wildlife and students’ artistic interests by participating in the 2013 Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest. Whether exploring their schoolyard or taking a field trip to a nearby park, students are encouraged to share their plant and animal discoveries through art in the 23rd annual conservation poster contest. This year’s theme, “Everyone Can Be a Citizen Scientist,” encourages students to observe and record data about the natural world around them. Citizen science efforts such as projects BudBurst and FeederWatch offer the public a chance to contribute to scientific studies while learning about wildlife. The poster contest focuses on Georgia’s nongame animals – those not legally …
