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Perry Point VA Medical Center Recognized for Improving Health and Wellness Through Trees
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The Perry Point VA Medical Center, a division of the VA Maryland Health Care System, has received national and state recognition for its commitment to improving health and wellness on its campus through a comprehensive tree care plan.
The Perry Point VA Medical Center has received national and state recognition for its commitment to improving health and wellness on its campus through a comprehensive tree care plan.
“We’re delighted that our efforts to maintain and enhance the natural beauty inherent at the Perry Point VA Medical Center and to incorporate it into our wellness programs has brought us this special recognition,” said Jonathan R. Eckman, P.E., director of the VA Maryland Health Care System.
2021 Maryland Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners Announced
February 18, 2021
Carroll County Youth Awarded Grand Prize
Illustration by Luke Etter, winner of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2021 Arbor Day Poster Contest
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced winners of the annual fifth-grade Arbor Day poster contest. Three schools in Maryland that are home to the top winners will benefit with tree plantings this spring. The poster contest is judged annually by a panel of forestry experts and special guest judge, Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan.
Luke Etter of Hampstead, Carroll County was awarded First Place, and his school will receive 15 trees for planting.
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Maryland Fifth-Graders Invited to Submit Arbor Day Posters for 2021
December 14, 2020
Annual Contest Taking Submissions until Jan. 15, 2021
Lola Lugard of Carroll County won first place honors for the 2020 Arbor Day Poster Contest.
The theme for 2021 is: “Trees Are Terrific…and Forest Products are Too!”
All entries must be delivered to a local Maryland Forest Service office by noon, Jan. 15, 2021.
Students are encouraged to share their appreciation for Maryland’s forests and trees through original works of art. Poster size must be no smaller than 8.5 by 11 inches and no larger than 22 by 28 inches. They must be drawn in acrylic, crayon, ink, marker, paint pens, regular or colored pencil, tempera paint, or watercolor.