DNR Receives Tourism Award for Fishing Brochure

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The Maryland Tourism Council recently awarded DNR a 2006 Cooperative Promotional Award for its brochure, Fish Maryland – The Middle & Upper Shore, created to promote the Upper Eastern Shore fisheries. This brochure offers a map detailing locations of a variety of fish species, identifies the months in which fish can be caught and highlights activities in each county that families of anglers may enjoy. The project was a joint effort between DNR, Maryland Office of Tourism Development, and the tourism offices of Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline and Talbot counties. DNR received the award at the 26th Annual Governor’s Tourism Industry Conference at Rocky Gap State Park in Flintstone. Brochures can be obtained at all five tourism offices, DNR and Maryland Welcome Centers.

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December 7, 2006

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov