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
- Setting Priorities for the Future of the Jones Falls WatershedJoin us for the second and third of our Fall Decision Meetings where we’ll review and discuss findings from past community collaboration and create a path forward for the future of the Watershed. To register for the meeting location proximate to where you live or work, please scan the QR code or click here.
- “That was the First Snapping Turtle I’ve Ever Seen in the Jones Falls” – Prof. KempProf. Stan Kemp (University of Baltimore) has been studying the biology and ecosystem of the lower Jones Falls for years, but he’d never seen a snapping turtle before. It was “Number 1.” What’s the meaning of this? It kinda comes around to our recent Newsletter post about a river otter in the Jones Falls stream: improving localContinue reading ““That was the First Snapping Turtle I’ve Ever Seen in the Jones Falls” – Prof. Kemp”
- The New “Official Tree” of Baltimore City RevealedAfter much publicity, and multiple late spring resident surveys of their preferred tree among six (more than 1,500 votes cast), the finalist tree facsimiles gathered for the TreeBaltimore Summer Gathering main event at Cylburn Arboretum Mansion for a pathway trot. Mayor Scott announced the winning tree–which, of course, crossed the finish line first. Noted by most in the crowdContinue reading “The New “Official Tree” of Baltimore City Revealed”
