Supporting the Jones Falls Watershed
Our mission is to engage communities of the Jones Falls Watershed to preserve, protect, enhance, and conserve the environmental integrity while promoting sustainable development of the 18-mile long Jones Falls and its 37,290 acre watershed.
The Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan
Over the next two years, volunteers and environmental leaders in Baltimore will engage the community to co-create a Strategic Plan for the future of the Jones Falls and its connected waterways. Read more about the announcement here.
Who We Are
Established in 2018, the Friends of The Jones Falls, Inc., is a volunteer-based organization incorporated to support and sustain the quality of life and long-term stewarship of the Jones Falls from the headwaters in Baltimore County to the Inner Harbor.
Announcements
- FTJF Hosts “City Tree Health Can Be Predicted by Climate Models” TalkOn December 3, 2025, Maggie Schaefer, a University of Maryland Master’s candidate in the Entomology Department, presented some of her research in city tree health to a crowd of enthusiasts at Union Craft Brewing. Urban environments pose significant challenges to tree health, and climate change further complicates their growth and longevity. While newly planted trees,Continue reading “FTJF Hosts “City Tree Health Can Be Predicted by Climate Models” Talk”
- Please Attend One of the 2026 Strategic Plan Public MeetingsThe first round of meetings will be geographically focused. You are encouraged to attend the session that best matches where you live, work or study:
- Culture in the Jones Falls WatershedThe brand new FTJF Cultural Committee is taking shape during the first quarter of 2026.
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