On 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”
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Please Attend One of the 2026 Strategic Plan Public Meetings
The first round of meetings will be geographically focused. You are encouraged to attend the session that best matches where you live, work or study. Register here:
Culture in the Jones Falls Watershed
The brand new FTJF Culture Committee is taking shape during the first quarter of 2026.
“Jones Falls Gateway” Project Open Meeting
Come make your voices heard at what is sure to be an exciting presentation.
Thanksgiving 2025 Tributes to Environmentalists Jane Goodall and Robert Redford
Jane Goodall – Primatologist/Conservationist Photo credits: (l) Europe Press/Associated Press, (r) National Geographic “Human beings are a part of nature, not apart from it. Some have always thought this was true, but Dr. Jane Goodall proved it. While best known for her work with chimpanzees, she championed causes both global and local, including working toContinue reading “Thanksgiving 2025 Tributes to Environmentalists Jane Goodall and Robert Redford”
FTJF Letter re. Baltimore County 2005 Sanitary Sewer Overflow Consent Decree Compliance & Accountability
FTJF Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree Letter to the Baltimore City DPW Director
FTJF Stewardship “Parties”
The Friends of The Jones Falls Stewardship Committee advocates for the responsible management of the Jones Falls Watershed and its connecting communities and ecosystems. Our current focus is on Non-Native Invasive (NNI) Species removal along a roughly 1/2-mile stretch of the Jones Falls Trail between Baltimore Bicycle Works (A) and uphill of the Ma &Continue reading “FTJF Stewardship “Parties””
Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan Calls for Wide Participation
If one were to ask a resident of Caves Valley, West Towson, Park Heights or Charles Village what watershed they live in, odds are that few would probably say the Jones Falls. Probably most would answer the Chesapeake Bay, due in large part to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s successful advocacy over almost 60 years. Starting this Fall,Continue reading “Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan Calls for Wide Participation”
Friends of The Jones Falls 