WELCOME to Patuxent River Appreciation Days

Congratulations to the following winners of the non-proft organizations who entered the 2009 PRAD Parade Float Contest:

1st Prize goes to Girl Scout Troop 5147

2nd Prize goes to the Calvert County Nursing Home

3rd Prize goes to the BOUMI Temple Legion of Honor

We want to thank all non-profit organizations for participating in  this year's event.

The 2009 PRAD Committee would like to thank
Mirant Mid-Atlantic.

Patuxent River Appreciation Days (PRAD) is a festival, which creates awareness, recognition, and promotion of the economic, social, recreational, cultural and historical impact of the tributaries and environs of the Patuxent River and the basin through which it flows. The festival is held annually on Columbus Day Weekend.

The festival brings together, and reflects the continuing commitment of, the community, county and state government agencies, the Calvert Marine Museum, the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, and other historical and environmental groups, which share a desire to preserve the Patuxent River and to celebrate its positive influence on the area’s quality of life, in the past, present, and future.

By bringing these people together in a public forum annually, PRAD hopes to continue the interest in and support of the environmental programs and tourism activities surrounding the Patuxent River and its tributaries.

Register now for participation in the parade on Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m.  by emailing burajda@verizon.net

Your organization can also enter a float for a chance to win up to $300.

The Patuxent River Keeper Fred Tutman will serve as the Grand Marshall.
To learn more about how you can help the Patuxent go to: www.paxriverkeeper.org

 EXHIBITORS INCLUDE:

American Chestnut Land Trust, Richard Day-Engines, Calvert County Environmental Commision, Mirant, Sierra Club, Baltimore National Aquarium, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, Greenwell State Park, Southern Maryland Audubon, Southern Maryland Land Trust, Coast Guard Auxilery, Appeal Landfill, Maryland Fur Trappers, Calvert Marine Museum-Green Team, Bay Friendly Construction, Maryland Woodland Steward, Calvert County Master Gardners, SMOCS, CHESPAX,SCAWP, Calvert Control Center, Calvert County Sheriff's Department, The Garden Pot, Boy Scout Troop 427, Calvert County Soil Conservation, Morgan State, Calvert County Fire and Rescue, Patuxent Power Squadron, Face Painting by Ming Diaz, the Patuxent River Keeper, the CMM Fossil Club, and more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!