Thanks to many, many of you, the Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan is off to a great start with 200 enthusiastic and knowledgeable individuals attending the three listening sessions! Rebecca Winer-Skonovd of Biohabitats, FTJF’s consultant firm, presented an overview of the Plan’s goals and processes at the three February events – also available on the Watershed website. Adam LindquistContinue reading “200 Gathered for the Three February Watershed Strategic Plan Workshops”
Category Archives: Events
Jones Falls Gateway – Design Alternatives Presentation
A capacity crowd of around 125 at MICA’s Fred Lazarus IV Auditorium attended the Jan. 15 presentation and Q/A about the Jones Falls Gateway designs. Matt Hugel of MICA and Mark Mullen of RK&K Engineering presented. Mr. Hugel told the audience that over 500 surveys had been collected at Central Baltimore community association meetings and festivals.Continue reading “Jones Falls Gateway – Design Alternatives Presentation”
FTJF Hosts “City Tree Health Can Be Predicted by Climate Models” Talk
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”
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:
“Jones Falls Gateway” Project Open Meeting
Come make your voices heard at what is sure to be an exciting presentation.
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””
Your Bar Tab Will Support FTJF All Month!
All of August, Union Craft in Medfield is offering its new Roundup & Match program benefiting FTJF. The official kickoff is Wednesday, August 6th, from 4:30 to 8pm where FTJF Board members will be on hand to talk about its 2-Year Strategic Plan for the Watershed and other important initiatives. Come get a brew and something toContinue reading “Your Bar Tab Will Support FTJF All Month!”
Experiencing a Major Stream and Wetlands Restoration Project Along the Upper Jones Falls
Some FTJF Board and Stewardship Committee members and a couple of others hiked recently in and around the Upper Jones Falls with an owner of the Eccleston Mitigation site in Baltimore County where more than 10,000 linear feet of the stream and 15 acres of wetlands have been reclaimed under a state conservation easement programContinue reading “Experiencing a Major Stream and Wetlands Restoration Project Along the Upper Jones Falls”
Another Stream Restoration Project along the Upper Jones Falls
Late last month Maryland Trout Unlimited (MTU) Board member Darin Crew led eight FTJF Board and Stewardship Committee members on a hike to learn about and see directly the stream restoration work along a nearly 600 ft. section of the Jones Falls in the County, just south of I-83. As one among the group putContinue reading “Another Stream Restoration Project along the Upper Jones Falls”
Friends of The Jones Falls 