Bird Stamp To Raise Awareness For Wetlands Conservation
Bird Stamp To Raise Awareness For Wetlands Conservation
A trio of tundra swans winging their way through a gray sky in the shadows of Rocky Mountain peaks is captured brilliantly in the 2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp.
The winning artwork is by Florida artist John Nelson Harris. His painting of a three tundra swans was selected from among more than 50 submissions from artists around the United States.
Harris is the designer of more than a dozen conservation prints and stamps, including duck stamps for California, Oklahoma and Washington. He’s been the winning artist for the Montana Migratory Bird Stamp for two years in a row.
FWP launched the Migratory Bird Stamp contest in 2024 to help raise additional awareness and appreciation for wetlands conservation and the benefits of intact wetlands to people and wildlife. The Montana Wetlands Protection Advisory Council selected the winner in of this year’s contest in February.
Wetlands are critical for many wildlife and aquatic species, as well providing critical ecosystem functions like flood control, groundwater recharge and water purification. FWP’s Migratory Bird Wetland Program helps landowners and other conservation partners develop and fund projects that protect, conserve, enhance or create high-quality wetland habitat.
This year, all hunters who purchase a Migratory Bird Stamp will be sent an email with the winning artwork and offering them a sticker sheet.
