Get your hands dirty for clean water and a greener Baltimore! Join us on Saturday, October 16th from 9:00AM – 12:00PM for a volunteer street tree planting in Broadway East. Please review our ‘How to Plant‘ resource prior to attending… →
Featured image: Volunteers pose with their work at College Manor. Courtesy of Shannon Light Jump to: Policy wins New green infrastructure Community tree plantings 2020 was full of challenges. Despite the tumultuous year, we still managed to carry on our… →
Thank you for volunteering to plant trees with us! We are so excited to create a cleaner, greener Baltimore together. In an effort to reduce in-person gatherings and limit demonstrations, please carefully read these how-to-plant tips before attending our events.… →
In the Maryland legislative session that starts today, there will undoubtedly be hearings on a variety of bills seeking to weaken, delay or even repeal the stormwater fee. But addressing Baltimore’s urban polluted runoff problem can’t wait, so we need to… →
When it snows or rains ice, people purchase de-icing salt and apply it to their roads and sidewalks. When the salt melts the snow or ice, the salt washes away into our storm drains and streams as untreated polluted runoff. During… →
We often hear that one reason to plant native plants is that they are easier to grow than non-native plants. While there is a grain of truth behind this legend, the truth is that plants of any type need the… →
If you are as excited about getting outdoors as I am, I encourage you to check out the many ways you can volunteer with us this March. Everything we do at Blue Water Baltimore is designed to result in better… →
[Note: Lisa DeGuire is the 2012-2013 Chesapeake Conservation Corps member for Blue Water Baltimore. She assists with greening projects, environmental education, and the Clean Water Community Initiative.] Today, the Clean Water Act turns 40! Although I wasn’t yet born when… →