Education & Outreach
2008 Land Stewardship Contest
The 2008 Talbot County Land Stewardship Poster Contest sponsored by the Talbot County Soil Conservation District was held between March and April of the year. This years theme is "Water is Life". The posters are entered into groups based on grades. The groups are: 1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. The posters are first judged on a school level. The 1st. Place winners in each age group are entered into the county-wide contest. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place school winners received a soil and water goody bag. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place county-wide winners will receive a U.S. Savings Bond.
County-Wide Winners
Grades 1-2
1st– Amy Nyugen– Ss. Peter & Paul
2nd– Claire Dowd– Ss. Peter & Paul
3rd– Rebecca Ewing– Ss. Peter & Paul
Grades 3-5
1st – Mary Kate Grande – Ss. Peter & Paul
2nd – Sarah Baynard – Chapel District
3rd – Zach Amiss – Chapel District
Grades 6-8
1st – Zabrielle Wheatley– Ss. Peter & Paul (Poster is shown)
2nd – Lauren Wilson– Ss. Peter & Paul
3rd – Jordan DeTar– Ss. Peter & Paul
Grades 9-12 - No Submittals
2008 Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon
The Envirothon is a problem-solving, hands-on natural resources education program for high school students. Teams of five students work and study under guidance of local and regional natural resource professionals to hone their knowledge of Maryland's natural resources and conservation efforts. The structure of the Envirothon program also encourages development of students problem solving, communications, team building, and 
decision making skills.
The overall goal of the Envriothon program is to stimulate the interest of the high school aged students in our natural resources, and to motivate them so they will evolve into environmentally aware, action oriented adults. In order to achive this, students take an in-depth at five natural resource areas: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife and a fifth area that incorperates a current environmental issues that change each year.
This year the contest was held at Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton MD. All county winners designees will represent their respective county at the Maryland Envirothon June 17-19, 2008 held at Harford Glen Environmental Education Center in Harford County, Maryland.
2007 Envirothon information:
Regional Location: Horn Point, Cambridge, MD
State Location: University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD
State Dates: June 19-21, 2007
2007 Land Stewardship Poster contest
County-Wide Winners
1-2 Grade - No Submittals
3-5 Grade
1st. Teresa Mason - White Marsh Elementary School
2nd. Carna Hogan - Chapel District Elementary School
3rd. Katie Claggett - White Marsh Elementary School
6-8 Grade
1st. Alicia Dodds - St. Michaels Middle School
2nd. Wells Faiella - St. Michaels Middle School
3rd. Andrew Roth - St. Michaels Middle School
9-12 Grade - No Submittals