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BPW Approves $5 Million in Program Open Space Funds to Baltimore City
On Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Board of Public Works approved $5,054,925 in Program Open Space funds to Baltimore City for improvement and renovation projects at Patterson, Druid Hill, Roosevelt, Carroll and Clifton Parks; the nine school and park playgrounds in the Baltimore Playlot Program; the Samuel F.B. Morse, Leithwalk, Liberty and Collington Recreation Centers; and the Clyburn Arboretum.
Press contact: Megan Evans, 410-260-8016, marts@dnr.state.md.us
September 22, 2005The 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