DNR Announces River
Of Words Environmental Poetry And Art Contest
Deadline for
entries is Feb. 15
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is
pleased to announce that it will once again participate in the annual
International Environmental Poetry & Art contest, also known as River of
Words® (ROW). Affiliated with the Library of Congress Center for the Book,
the ongoing theme of the contest is watersheds.
Information on the international contest, prizes, entry form, and order
form for the Watershed Science Curriculum can be obtained on the ROW
website at www.riverofwords.org. The contest deadline is Feb. 15, 2005.
All Maryland entries in the international contest will be automatically
entered in the state contest. One poetry and one art finalist will be
chosen for the age categories of K-6 and 7-12 in each of the 10 tributary
areas. Finalists will be announced in June. Those 40 finalists will
compete for the four state championship titles (for corresponding age
groups).
For more information, contact Joann Wheeler at 410-260-8809 or
jywheeler@dnr.state.md.us,
or visit
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/are/row