Birdhouse Competition

The Ogden Nature Center is calling for entries for their annual birdhouse competition:

Let you creativity take flight! Ogden Nature Center's 16th Annual Birdhouse Contest and Exhibit is "For the Birds."

Start building! Nature lovers, craftspeople, builders, artists, designers, and others who give a hoot about birds are invited to enter their hard crafted birdhouses in the 16th Annual Birdhouse Competition and Exhibit. Entries will be received Monday, March 30 through Saturday, April 4 at the Ogden Nature Center. All ages are encouraged to enter up to two creations, and there is no entry fee.

Stoke your creativity and bring in your finest birdhouse be it whimsical, beautiful, practical, functional, artistic, or magical. Please be sure your birdhouse can last through the summer weather. The exhibit will be on display outdoors April 18 through August 31, 2009, so visitors to the Nature Center can be inspired by these backyard habitats.

All birdhouses must be on a post and ready to "plant." Entries must be original works and will be judged by an interdisciplinary jury. Winners will receive awards at a reception and awards presentation on Thursday, April 16 at 5:30 pm.

Registration forms and full contest detail are available online at www.ogdennaturecenter.org, or at the Ogden Nature Center's Visitor Center:

966 West 12th Street
Ogden, UT 84404

For more information, please call the nature center at 801-621-7595. The exhibit's main sponsors are the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.