This Guide was created by:

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Maryland Department of Planning

Governor’s Office of Smart Growth

Maryland State Department of Education

In Cooperation with Maryland’s Tributary Teams and the following supporters:

Baltimore County
Baltimore Sun
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Constellation Energy Group
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Frederick County
Isaak Walton League of America
Maryland Chapter, American Planning Association
Maryland Cooperative Extension Program
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Maryland Department of the Environment
Maryland Department of Transportation
Maryland State Geographic Information Committee
New Horizons Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Prince Charitable Trust
Rauch Foundation
Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse
Towson University
University of Maryland, National Center for Smart Growth

A special thanks to all those who contributed lesson plans, data, 

and other assistance.

Rebecca Bell, Maryland State Department of Education
Kevin Boone, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Catherine Carswell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Gene Deems, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Linda Dodd Eisenberg, Maryland Department of Planning
Matt Fleming, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Kristen Forsyth, Maryland Department of Planning
Laura Frazier, Frederick County Public Schools
John Frece, Governors Office of Smart Growth
Mark Goldstein, Maryland Department of Planning
Richard Hall, Maryland Department of Planning
Rhonda Hansen, Prince George’s County Public Schools
Gary Hedges, Maryland State Department of Education
Frank Horstman, Maryland State Department of Education
Tim Kerr, Baltimore County Public Schools
Lisa Kissinger, Anne Arundel County Schools
Sean McGuire, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Ken Miller, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Rosie Miller, Maryland State Department of Education
New Horizons for Learning
Laura O'Leary, Harford County Public Schools
Sandi Olek, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Ceil Petro, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Project NEMO, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
Marcie Taylor-Thoma, Maryland State Department of Education
Jane Traynham, Maryland Department of Planning
Darlene Walker, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Donna Watts, Maryland State Department of Education
Lauren Wenzel, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

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