Edison Lee of Rockburn Elementary School took first place this year's 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest 2024 with his amazing artwork! He is accompanied by his parents in front of a beautiful Eastern Redbud tree that he planted with the help of Tree Planting Specialist, Dylan Orr of the Maryland Forest Service and Bill Mahoney of Howard County's Office of Sustainability. Edison was full of enthusiasm to learn the importance of trees, how to plant them properly, and the positive impact he made to his community and school. When we finished planting he said: "Wow, that was a lot of work. Can we plant more?"
Truly a TreeMendous inspiration.
The Maryland Forest Service, in partnership with the Maryland Forest Conservancy District Boards, is sponsoring a “Poster Contest” for 5th grade classes throughout the State of Maryland.
The theme for the poster is:
“Trees Are Terrific…and Forests Are Too!” Statewide Winners will receive a tree planting at your school with:
- 1st - 15 trees and Smokey Bear Prize Pack
- 2nd - 10 trees and Smokey Bear Prize Pack
- 3rd - 5 trees and Smokey Bear Prize Pack
All posters are due to the county’s MD Forest Service Office no later than 12 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025.
The address for your local office can be found
here listed by county or can be found here:
https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/contacts.aspx
Posters will be judged on a county level and the winner will be submitted to the Maryland Urban and Community Forestry Committee (MUCFC) to compete at the statewide level.
Please note that a Release Form must be filled out and attached to the back of every poster entry.
Winners’ teachers will be notified directly late April, 2025. For more details click on the “Poster Contest Rules 2025” below!
POSTER ENTRY DEADLINE: 12:00 p.m. on March 3, 2025
