endstream endobj startxref Date Posted: April 25, 2023, Sean Milligan named Security Superintendent at Sussex Correctional Institution Arbor Day Poster Contest. Prizes include art supplies, ice cream, and a tree for the winners school. Date Posted: April 5, 2023, Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest for Delaware High School Students PAPER: Entries must be done on paper that will allow for duplication, display, and framing. The CTPA chooses a winner from each of Connecticut's eight counties. . The Department of Natural Resources leads Maryland in securing a sustainable future for our environment, society, and economy by preserving, protecting, restoring, and enhancing the States natural resources. For more information about celebrating Arbor Day contact your local DEC office. Plant a tree. Designed to increase student knowledge about trees and forest resources, the contest is a great way for students to learn about the role trees play in our communities and their direct impact on Delawareans health and well-being. Contest Rules. The theme for 2022 is: "Trees Are Terrificand Maryland Forests Are Too!" All entries must be delivered to a local Maryland Forest Service office by noon, Jan. 21, 2022. State Employees that reflects their understanding of trees and the importance of trees in urban and community forests. (Graphic submitted by Town of Windsor) The Town of Windsor Tree Board and Forestry team hold the annual Arbor Day contest for local students. Include species, native region, and a fun fact or two. This year, Arbor Day will be observed in Delaware on Friday, April 28, 2023. A fifth-grade student at Berry Elementary School, Arynn Brooks, won second place in the 2022 Arbor Day poster contest among hundreds of other student entries across Maryland. Date Posted: March 28, 2023, Delawares 2022/2023 Deer Hunting Season Yields States Third-Highest Harvest Both photographs and original artwork (paintings, drawings, etc.) Each year, DECs Urban and Community Forestry program coordinates the contest to promote the immeasurable value of trees in the environment and New Yorkers lives. Posters will be judged on originality, use of theme, neatness, and artistic expression. The 2022 Arbor Day Poster Contest is now open to Arizona youth, grades K-12. Date Posted: March 16, 2023, Prosecutors Secure 40 Convictions In NorthPak Gang Trial Date Posted: March 21, 2023, Governor Carney Launches Statewide Initiative to Increase Affordable Connectivity Program Adoption Submit your schools entry to DCRs Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator, Julie Coop, as described on the School Winner Report Form on the page six of the application. The Arbor Day poster contest was presented by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. City of Cullman receives Arbor Day growth award. Date Posted: April 3, 2023, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Students Take Home Awards from State FFA Convention Date Posted: March 15, 2023, DNREC to Seek Community Water Project Proposals We will use this information to improve this page. . Delaware State Code Judges could include other students, garden club members, tree board members, nursery personnel, arborists, the tree warden, teachers, PTA members, or individuals with an interest in trees who are willing to volunteer some time. To submit your photography and/or artwork you must: Are you an educator interested in holding an Arbor Day poster contest within your classroom? New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the start of DEC's annual Arbor Day Poster contest. Create posters in one of the specific mediums and size listed below. Photographs must be taken in New York State, and artwork must be of a NYS location. Date Posted: April 26, 2023, DNREC to Offer Training for Volunteer Beach-nesting Bird Monitors "I encourage all New Yorkers to join our annual celebration of trees by submitting art or photos that depict the beauty and importance of New York's trees.". Date Posted: May 1, 2023, DelDOT Breaks Ground on I-95/896 Interchange Improvements Project Date Posted: April 5, 2023, Caesar Rodney HQIM Use Leads to Student Reading Gains Date Posted: April 28, 2023, Charter School of Wilmington Wins 2023 Delaware Envirothon Championship In addition, this spring, fifth-graders across the district participated in the annual City of Springfield Arbor Day Poster Contest. Date Posted: April 12, 2023, Potassium Iodide Distribution on April 20 in Middletown The Delaware Forest Service's Arbor Day Poster Contest helps increase knowledge about trees and forest resources and is a great way for students to learn more about the role of trees in our communities and their direct impact on Delawareans' health and well-being . Young people are our future foresters and leaders. Date Posted: April 21, 2023, Earth Day Mirror Lake Wetland Cleanup Commemorates Acclaimed 2013 DNREC Remediation and Restoration Project Trees near our homes and in our parks help keep people healthy by providing . Trees planted today will also be terrific tomorrow as they improve air quality, muffle noise, moderate air temperatures, filter run-off into streams and rivers, and reduce energy consumption. First celebrated in 1872, it was established as a way to encourage farmers and homesteaders to plant trees that would provide shade, shelter, food, fuel and beauty to open areas. The Maryland Forest Service accepted hundreds of entries for the 2022 Arbor Day Poster Contest. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; Share some photos of your town's most famous trees and include some fun and educational facts about why trees are important. Date Posted: March 29, 2023, DNRECs Take A Kid Fishing! Spring Events Announced Please do not include personal or contact information. This year's theme is Happy 150th Birthday to Arbor Day! Participants must include their name, address, and, if submitting a photograph, where the photo was taken. Date Posted: April 13, 2023, Brandywine Springs Student Wins Arbor Day Poster Contest USD 457. For Release: Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Date Posted: April 25, 2023, Holodick Honors Top High School Seniors as 2023 Secretary Scholars Delaware Marketplace A .mass.gov website belongs to an official government organization in Massachusetts. Students with winning entries at the elementary school level received a copy of the official Windsor Forestry 2023 Arbor Day poster. Date Posted: March 31, 2023, Federal Court Rules Against Gun Lobby on Delaware Injunction Visit the. All children ages 5-12 are invited to participate in the City of Sanford's Arbor Day Poster Contest. Deadline for Entry: Posters must be submitted no later than 4pm March 1, 2022. Posters must be flat. Certificates of achievement will be presented to the top 12 artists. Stories written under the Editorial Staff byline are drawn from press releases and other notices. The deadline for the 2023 contest is March 15, 2023. Walter's poster, which celebrates trees in our communities, competed against posters from 24 schools participating in the contest this year. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural . Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. Please limit your input to 500 characters. Date Posted: March 17, 2023, Governor Carney Announces Superior Court Nominations Mobile Apps DEC prints thousands of posters for distribution to the 3,500 NYS schools, the NYS Fair, and other venues. All entries must be original artwork created by a student who is currently in the fifth grade. Grade 5 student Lilly Bartlett of Allen Frear Elementary School is the state winner of the Delaware Forest Service's annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest. Date Posted: April 2, 2023, State and Local Agencies Respond to Severe Weather and Tornado Damage Twelve winners will be selected, one from each county in four grade categories: kindergarten, grades 1 and 2, grades 3 and 4, and grade 5. DEC will accept original photograph and artwork submissions on behalf of the committee through December 31st, 2022. Date Posted: April 24, 2023, Governor Carney Releases Statement on House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 Date Posted: April 3, 2023, Governor Surveys Sussex County Tornado Damage Date Posted: March 27, 2023, Delaware Drinking Water Not Impacted By PA Chemical Spill Folded, matted, mounted, laminated or framed posters will not be accepted. Entries should not be matted, mounted, laminated, framed, or folded. Carney participates in Arbor Day celebration - Delaware Governor John Carney speaks at Arbor Day celebration and reveals Arbor Day Poster contest winners Saturday, Apr. The RC&F Division determines the annual contest theme and provides the curriculum packets which are available on this page. Healthy trees without major defects tend to receive preference in judging. Each year Massachusetts fifth graders participate in the Arbor Day Poster Contest. The annual Arbor Day Poster Contest is sponsored by the NYS Arbor Day Committee, which included DEC, the Empire State Forestry Foundation, the NYS Arborist Association, the State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and Sylvamo North America. We're available on the following channels. |@K=bAmQF+ I#5 100 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<82810DD6BC94F0498348852845E42174><73CA8C6908675444BBEEAB573FDF3490>]/Index[67 53]/Info 66 0 R/Length 152/Prev 441491/Root 68 0 R/Size 120/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Date Posted: March 20, 2023, DNRECs DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 1 Date Posted: March 14, 2023, Former Seaford High School Employee Indicted For Child Sexual Abuse DCR Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry, Ask each student to create a poster around the theme. The 2022 theme is Trees & Me.. Here are some examples. Entries must feature trees within New York State and should be sent to . The top 12 posters will be featured in the annual South Dakota Arbor Day Poster Contest Calendar. Each school holds its own poster contest and submits their winning poster to the DCR. Required fields are marked *. Date Posted: March 14, 2023, Delaware Office of Highway Safety Reactivates SoberLift Program for St. Patricks Day Organize a tree identification hike. Rules and curriculum packets are available for the poster contest from the RC&F Division in early fall of each year. The students first name and last initial must be written in the lower right-hand corner on the front of the poster. All participating classes receive free loblolly pine seedlings delivered to their school, just in time to celebrate Arbor Day! Our goal is to increase appreciation and awareness of the important role community trees play in the environment and in our quality of life. Don't forget to admire the neighborhood trees while you work! Date Posted: April 19, 2023, DAEE Hosts Fourteenth Annual Environmental Education Conference may be submitted. Date Posted: March 21, 2023, Legislation Introduced to Provide Middle Class Tax Relief for Working Delawareans Arlington National Cemetery Removing Confederate Memorial, Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling: A Short Biography, Albanys Anneke Jans Bogardus, Indecent Exposure, Trinity Church & The Bowery, The Strange Life & Death of Edgar Allan Poe, Unwanted Donation: Man Leaves Old Home Heating Oil At Salvation Army, Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution. Date Posted: April 5, 2023, Volunteers Needed for April 15 Cleanup at Concord Pond in Seaford Date Posted: March 16, 2023, Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams With Youth-Only Day Set for April 1 b) Collages are not acceptable. If you need assistance, please contact the Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry. Previously selected winners from each participating county were then forwarded for judging by the volunteer Maryland Urban and Community Forest Committee. Please note that one rule has been added this year:Winners from previous years are not eligible to winfirst placemore than once, but are still encouraged to participate. %%EOF Date Posted: April 21, 2023, Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Preview 5th Annual Trauma Awareness Month In New York, Arbor Day is traditionally celebrated the last Friday in April. This day reminds us to share our knowledge with today's youth of the importance of trees and how to care for them. Date Posted: April 13, 2023, Delaware Medicaid Annual Eligibility Renewals Underway Arbor Day Poster Contest. E-mail / Text Alerts 2022. Date Posted: March 29, 2023, Governor Carney Announces Roadway Safety Initiatives 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the first Arbor Day in Nebraska. Educational materials that meet Missouri Grade Level Expectations (GLE's) and contest rules are supplied to educators of 5th grade students about the current year's theme. Both photographs and original artwork (paintings, drawings, etc.) %PDF-1.6 % Information reported to the hotline in the past has helped to eliminate certain fraudulent activities and protect State resources. Entries must feature trees within New York State and should be sent to arborday@dec.ny.gov. Withholding Tax Marvista Park Community Garden plots are available for the 2022 season. endstream endobj 68 0 obj <. Date Posted: April 19, 2023, Cab Calloway School of the Arts Race Team Crowned Champion of 2023 Junior Solar Sprint Locations Directory DEC will accept original photograph and artwork submissions on behalf of the committee through Dec. 31, 2021. Date Posted: April 14, 2023, AG Jennings: Full Protections for Mifepristone Access Remain Intact in Delaware We are excited to invite Arizona youth in grades K-12 to participate in our 2022 Arbor Day poster contest! endstream endobj 134 0 obj <. Date Posted: April 10, 2023, Recovery Resources for Sussex County Tornado Voting & Elections Theme 2: Healthy Trees, Healthy People. hbbd```b``V+@$2RfkD03d f?6?J0"&+A] vq>d0DHmSH~-{h"`30R4@ Photo: Winning submission of the 2022 Arbor Day Artwork Contest by Bob McCloud. Arbor Day Poster Contest. Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry, contact the Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry, Trees are Terrificfrom Berkshires to Bay! (302) 698-4551 ashley.melvin@delaware.gov. Title: Trees . It is a long-time tradition and the posters have become collector's items for many. Copyright Maryland.gov. Model consent forms are required for any discernable persons in photos. The Maryland Forest Service accepted hundreds of entries for the 2022 Arbor Day Poster Contest. 1 of 3. PHOTO: Shannon Last of Heritage Elementary (at right) was New Castle Countys winner for Grades 3 and 4 in the 2021 poster contest. Date Posted: April 11, 2023, Delaware State Housing Authority Celebrates National Community Development Week Entries must feature trees within New York State and should be sent to arborday@dec.ny.gov.