River of Words Contest Winners Announced at State Fair

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

River of Words Contest Winners Announced at State Fair
The four winners in the Maryland River of Words Poetry and Art Contest were announced Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Maryland State Fair. River of Words® is an international arts and environmental education program that teaches watershed education through the arts. The winners are: Grades K-6 – Emily Rainey (Salisbury), poetry, and Christopher Bates (Joppa) for art; Grades 7-12 – Amelia Monroe (Myersville), poetry, and Erika Fritz (Baltimore), art. Each winner received a $100 savings bond. To read more, click here.
August 29, 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 18,000 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