The Maryland Department of Natural Resources provides teachers with a variety of classroom resources. In addition, DNR offers many outdoor activities and funding opportunities. Interesting fact sheets found on the DNR web site covering a wide variety of animals you can find in Maryland. If you have ever wondered where the animals live, what they eat or look like, then this is the web site for you.
Information covers basic animal characteristics ahd habitat as well as interesting facts.
A new animal bit is added every month. A total of 60-70 workshops are featured each year. The mini-conferences take place at outdoor education centers around the state. A national poster competition for 5th graders throught Maryland highlighting the benefits of trees and forests. This curriculum provides teachers with activities associated with Arbor Day and is targeted to 3rd grade students.