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Clean Water Art Contest Winners!
Every year we host an art contest to help us with educating Montgomery County residents on the importance of protecting our communities and local waters – our rivers and streams.
RFQ | Sustainable Environmental Public Art Projects
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC), in collaboration with the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is calling on artists and community organizations to help facilitate our
2019 Storm Drain Art Contest Winners Announced!
2019 Storm Drain Art contest winners Artist: Meera Barochia; Entry Title: Save the Bay; Category: Environment and Youth (for ages 16 and under only) Artist: Natasha Isler; Entry Title: Let’s Love
Help us vote for the People’s Choice winner for the 2019 Storm Drain Art Contest!
The 2019 Storm Drain Art Contest art submission time ended in February. We received 14 entries! The artists blended art with an educational message to spread the word that storm
Youth create art from nature
How has the natural world inspired you? For students at the Wheaton High School Wellness Center, flowers at Brookside Gardens inspired them to make art that served as the centerpieces
Show your creativity! Enter the 2018 Storm Drain Art Contest
Are you artistic? Do you want to help educate about issues affecting our local streams in Montgomery County? County residents are invited to submit entries into the 2018 Storm Drain
Storm Drain Art Contest: Cast Your Vote!
The submission period for the 2018 Storm Drain Art Contest has ended and we received 68 entries! Thank you to all the artists who entered. A panel of judges chose the winners of
Art and the environment: Student brings awareness to litter
Dana Hollister, a student at the University of Maryland, recently created an art installation that brings awareness to the issue of trash and littering. Read more about the project in
Storm drain art contest winners: Think further down the drain
To continue to educate the community of how our actions affect our local waters, on Tuesday, April 21 (the day before Earth Day!) the Department of Environmental Protection along with
Children’s art promotes protecting local waters
Throughout the year, outreach staff at the Department of Environmental Protection participate in a variety of activities such as presentations and festivals. As part of Earth Week activities, Watershed Outreach Planner
Announcing the winners of the storm drain art contest
We asked for art and we received it! In January, the Department of Environmental Protection and Rock Creek Conservancy sought artwork for a storm drain art contest. We received 18
Rain garden art at the Kensington Library
As part of Community Service Week, DEP staff, representatives from Rock Creek Conservancy and volunteers came together to paint four inlet drainage areas surrounding a rain garden in the Rock Creek
Celebrate Community Service Week!
In honor of Community Service Week, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection will be sponsoring several activities from Saturday, October 18 to Sunday, October 26, 2014.
