DNR Joins Partnership to Support Environmental Learning

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

DNR Joins Partnership to Support Environmental Learning
Earlier this week, DNR joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other Maryland officials in creating a partnership for expanding environmental science learning at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). The effort’s goal is to promote environmental science as a college choice of study for minority high school students and provide hands-on environmental work experience through a summer learning program at the UMES campus. Assistant Secretary for Aquatic Resources, Frank Dawson, and Assistant Secretary for Mission Support, Monica Johnson represented the Department at the signing ceremony. Read more here.

June 22, 2007
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 449,000 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 12 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.