DNR Announces Training Opportunity for Environmental Educators

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WESTMINSTER — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce that it will be holding its Annual Aquatic Resources Education Conference Tuesday, March 22, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Carroll County Outdoor School, Hashawha Environmental Center in Westminster.

The goal of the conference is to provide teachers and other environmental educators with hands-on training, content material, project ideas, resources for project assistance, and project funding sources for Maryland public and non-public schools. The cost is $3.00. Registration forms may be obtained online at http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/032205aregregform.doc or by contacting Cindy Etgen 410-260-8716 or cetgen@dnr.state.md.us.

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February 18, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources 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