MD Earth Day Poster Contest for Elementary and Middle Schoolers
Students are encouraged to show what Marylanders can do to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Students in kindergarten through 8th grade are eligible to participate in the first Earth Day poster contest by the Maryland Department of the Environment. The theme is "Reclaim the Bay." MDE encourages students to submit an entry depicting what Marylanders can do to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. MDE hopes the contest will help raise awareness about Maryland's bay watershed restoration efforts and to let Marylanders know things they can do to help restore the bay. The deadline for entering is April 8. Since this is the first year of the competition, organizers don't know how many entries to expect; so they will determine the number of winners based on the submissions they receive, said Adrienne Diaczok, spokeswoman for MDE. The …