White-tailed Deer Education Trunks Available

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife and Heritage Service announced today that the White-tailed Deer Education Trunk, a unique, hands-on interdisciplinary teaching tool designed to educate the public about Maryland’s white-tailed deer, is now available to educators across the state.

The education trunk provides educational information and materials pertaining to deer biology, history, management, recreational opportunities and impacts that deer have on landscapes and people in Maryland. The trunk provides teachers with ready-made lesson plans including  activities for students in grade levels K–12 that are engaging and informative. Students will learn about white-tailed deer while building on the fundamental disciplines of math, social studies, science, language arts and physical education.

The contents include: a teacher’s curriculum guide, two fully illustrated books, a “deer sounds” CD, deer hide, antler, buckskin, antler buttons and film. It also contains a track mold, track replica, scat replica and skull with jawbone. Also included are many deer activity pages and activities from the Project Wild curriculum.

The White-tailed Deer Education Trunks are available to educators in Maryland  for a one to two week period. If you are interested in borrowing this resource, please contact one of the following, local Wildlife and Heritage Service offices:

Western Region (Cumberland) 301-777-2136
Eastern Region (Salisbury) 410-543-6595
Central Region (Bel Air) 410-836-4557
Southern Region (Annapolis) 410-260-8540

For more information visit DNR online: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/wtdeertrunk.asp or call Doug Wigfield at 410-543-6595 or send an e-mail dwigfield@dnr.state.md.us.

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to Maryland citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 435,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, as well as Maryland's wildlife and fishery species for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, the department manages natural, historic and cultural resources that attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov