The Jones Falls is a Baltimore City treasure. I love gliding down Falls Rd. on my bike in the late summer, feeling the warm breeze on my face, and smelling the sweet air from the flora and the Falls itself. For me, the Jones Falls Trail is how I leave the sounds of the cityContinue reading “Member Post – The Jones Falls is a Treasure”
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Come this Saturday, It’ll Be 100 Leaching Tires Removed!
One of our FTJF Board members put her waders on at the edge of this pond to retrieve 3 rotting, toxin-leaching tires from this bioretention pond near the Jones Falls. She was assisted by two others members. As those of you who read our Facebook page might know, in four separate efforts in two locationsContinue reading “Come this Saturday, It’ll Be 100 Leaching Tires Removed!”
Spring Will Have a Certain “Lift” for Friends of The Jones Falls
The FTJF Board has just approved funding from member contributions of a pilot mapping project that will use a drone to create 2-D photographic maps and video footage of a sample portion of the Jones Falls floodway. The maps and clips will be turned into a baseline set of data about the extent and effectivenessContinue reading “Spring Will Have a Certain “Lift” for Friends of The Jones Falls”
Good Deeds Day: Stream Clean Up
Saturday, April 11 | 12:00 pm REGISTER NOW Join us on Good Deeds Day Sunday, April 11th at 12:00 PM for a stream clean-up with the Friends Of The Jones Falls. We will work together to pick up trash and remove invasive species from the area. We will gather in the parking lot of UnionContinue reading “Good Deeds Day: Stream Clean Up”
Intro to Bay-Wise Gardening and Invasives
Thursday, April 8 | 12:00 pm | Free REGISTER NOW The Friends of The Jones Falls is hosting special virtual presentation to get you buzzing for spring gardening, and the start of our Jones Falls cleanups! Consider making a donation to the Friends of The Jones Falls to support programs like this and initiatives thatContinue reading “Intro to Bay-Wise Gardening and Invasives”
“The Falls” – A Poem
I grew up in Baltimore and though I was an outdoorsy child, I must admit that in my youth I believed the Jones Falls was just the name of an expressway. Having done more exploration, trail navigation and sightseeing as I’ve gotten older, I realize the Jones Falls is really a hidden gem. While itContinue reading ““The Falls” – A Poem”
President’s Letter
Since incorporating in July 2018, the Friends of The Jones Falls (FTJF) has demonstrated the critical need for a new organization to support and sustain the quality of life and long-term stewardship of the Jones Falls from the headwaters in Baltimore County to the Inner Harbor. In our first year we won a National FishContinue reading “President’s Letter”
What We’ve Been Up To and Where We’re Headed
The Friends of The Jones Falls [FTJF] is a volunteer-based organization incorporated to support and sustain the quality of life and long-term stewardship of the Jones Falls Watershed. As per its mission, our Board of local leaders engages communities and property owners located in the Watershed to preserve, protect, enhance, and conserve its environmental integrityContinue reading “What We’ve Been Up To and Where We’re Headed”
Member Post – Why I Support Friends of The Jones Falls
With social distancing a priority, is there a better urban resource during a pandemic than our shared outdoor spaces such as parks and local trails? In these unprecedented times, the Jones Falls Trail is a particularly strong (and free) community asset for exercise and mental health rejuvenation. The Trail features segments that are drenched inContinue reading “Member Post – Why I Support Friends of The Jones Falls”
The Friends of The Jones Falls Joins BALTIMORE • Blue+Green+Just and the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition
Baltimore, MD (February 8, 2020) – The Friends of The Jones Falls Board of Directors voted unanimously to join two likeminded organizations with a stake in the health of the Jones Falls watershed: BALTIMORE • Blue+Green+Just and the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition. BALTIMORE • Blue+Green+Just is an alliance of environmentally-minded nonprofits and community activists that holdContinue reading “The Friends of The Jones Falls Joins BALTIMORE • Blue+Green+Just and the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition”
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