While waiting for the governor and a bevy of officials to arrive at the Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center yesterday, a few dozen kids tooled around the Severn River in canoes, checked and rechecked the water quality and planted plugs of grasses along a beach. They practiced how they'd explain dissolved oxygen and pollution to the officials and the TV cameras.
Nearby, up on a hill, more than 100 teachers, parents and activists milled around, munching on snacks and talking about getting kids out in the great...
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