FYI 8/9/09

Hunter education program to be offered online

The Missouri Department of Conservation will be offering an online hunter education certification. Students must be at least 11 years of age with Internet access. This free program involves reading the student manual online, taking and passing an online exam and attending the mandatory five-hour hands-on field day on Aug. 29 at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center. The online portion of the exam can be found at the Department of Conservation's website, www.mdc.mo.gov. To register for this program or for more information, contact Dee Dee Dockins or Andrew Mothershead at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Southeast Office at 290-5730.

Submissions being taken for logo contest

Area artists are being asked to think green and help design a logo for the Southeast Missouri Climate Protection Initiative. The organization has partnered with The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri to coordinate the logo design competition. A decal featuring the winning logo design will be used to recognize companies participating in SEMO CPI's Local Businesses Go Green program. The Southeast Missouri Climate Protection Initiative is a nonpartisan community organization dedicated to promoting activities that reduce the release of greenhouse gases into the environment. A panel of three judges will select the winning logo design. Logo designs must be submitted via e-mail to the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, director@capearts.org, by 5 p.m. Sept. 30 in either PDF or JPEG format. All designs must have attached an entry form. For more information or for an entry form, call the arts council at 334-9233.