{"id":34146,"date":"2021-08-26T12:43:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=34146"},"modified":"2021-08-26T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:43:29","slug":"maryland-state-fair-comes-alive-aug-26-through-sept-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2021\/08\/26\/maryland-state-fair-comes-alive-aug-26-through-sept-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland State Fair Comes Alive Aug. 26 through Sept. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources Exhibits <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in the Mosner Miller Building<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8251\/29477597805_5644ce391a.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of exterior of Miller Mosner Buildling at Maryland State Fairgrounds, with Maryland DNR banner\" width=\"349\" height=\"262\" \/>The <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> (DNR) will bring displays, exhibits and programs about our state\u2019s forests, fish, waters, and wildlife to the 2021 <a href=\"http:\/\/marylandstatefair.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland State Fair<\/a> at the Timonium Fairgrounds from Friday, Aug. 26 \u2013 Monday, September 6.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fairgoers are invited to stop by the Mosner Miller building to talk with experts and enjoy fun, educational, and informational exhibits from the Maryland Forest Service, Maryland Park Service, Fishing and Boating Service, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Maryland Natural Resources Police, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highlights this year include daily visits by Smokey Bear, a mock campsite, and a celebration of Law Enforcement and Reserve Officers on Sunday, August 29.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are proud to participate in this time-honored tradition again this year,\u201d DNR Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio said. \u201cEvery year the fair provides us a unique opportunity to connect, educate, and engage with families and children &#8212; our next generation of environmental stewards &#8212; which is an important part of our mission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Department of Natural Resources Exhibits in the Mosner Miller Building The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will bring displays, exhibits and programs about our state\u2019s forests, fish, waters, and wildlife to the 2021 Maryland State Fair at the Timonium Fairgrounds from Friday, Aug. 26 \u2013 Monday, September 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,11,1965,23,12,14,33,13],"tags":[4035,4975,3505,5135],"class_list":["post-34146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-fisheries","category-maryland-forest-service","category-land","category-parks","category-nrp-news","category-the-bay","category-wildlife","tag-jeannie-haddaway-riccio","tag-maryland-natural-resources-police","tag-maryland-state-fair","tag-smokey-bear"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34147,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34146\/revisions\/34147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}