The top-rated entries (out of the 68 chapters that entered newsletters) in the 1998 NAS Chapter Newsletter Contest were as follows:

Very Large Chapters Category:

1st, Seattle (WA); 2nd, San Diego (CA); 3rd, Madrone (CA)

Large Chapters Category:

1st, Pomona Valley (CA); 2nd, Great Salt Lake (UT); 3rd, Bexar (TX)

Medium Chapters Category:

1st, Rainier (WA); 2nd, Santa Monica Bay (CA); 3rd, Northern Arizona (AZ)

Small Chapters Category:

1st, Evergreen Naturalists (CO); 2nd, Mattabeseck (CT); 3rd, Tulare Co. (AZ)

Very Small Chapters Category:

1st, Kalmiopsis (OR); 2nd, Decatur (IL); 3rd, River Bluffs (MO)

The contest was coordinated by Susan Hughes, Texas Coordinator, NAS Population and Habitat Campaign.

For more info, or for a list of the 25 judges, contact: Susan Hughes; e-mail: wordwright@compuserve.com.