You're never too young or too old to learn about Maryland's forests and trees. Contact Project Manager or Regional Education Specialist. Contact Barbara Rice, Education Coordinator. 4th Grade Forestry Awareness Month occurs in October and provides an open house at the Wicomico Demonstration Forest for students on the lower Eastern Shore. Agencies of DNR, private forestry industry, local forestry boards, and local businesses coordinate the half day field trip.
Students learn about natural resource management.
Contact Regional Educational Specialist. 5th, 6th Grade Upper Shore Forestry awareness occurs in May and provides an open house at Tuckahoe and Martinak State Parks for students on the upper Eastern Shore. Contact Regional Education Specialist. An Envirothon-like program for Washington County middle schools with forestry prominently involved. Middle School Maryland's Forest Health Report on the world wide web enables students to actively assess the forest land in their local area as it relates to the state as a whole.