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: Culture
Cultural Heritage in the Jones Falls Watershed
The brand new FTJF Cultural Heritage Committee is taking shape during the first quarter of 2026.
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!”
“Stewarding our Urban Watersheds: A Conversation with Leading Clean Water Advocates in Baltimore”
On the evening of March 21st a crowd gathered at The Peale museum in downtown Baltimore to attend a panel discussion on the human impact on the Jones Falls watershed, envisioning a more balanced, symbiotic future. The backdrop was the February-March 2025 exhibition, “The Future of Here: A Glimpse of a River Culture to Come.”Continue reading ““Stewarding our Urban Watersheds: A Conversation with Leading Clean Water Advocates in Baltimore””
“The Future of Here: A Glimpse of a River Culture to Come” at The Peale
“Streamglider,” 2024 – by Michelle Nazareth The artist talks about “Streamglider” FTJF Board members were given a guided tour of the exhibition, The Future of Here, at The Peale museum in downtown Baltimore in Spring, 2025. (The show closed at the end of March.) Visitors were invited to-“…reimagine our place along the Jones Falls RiverContinue reading ““The Future of Here: A Glimpse of a River Culture to Come” at The Peale”
Celebrating the 2023 Juneteenth National Holiday: Briefly Looking Back at African American Life in the Jones Falls Valley
By Dick Williams, FTJF Membership VP The Village of Cross Keys is nestled within the Jones Falls Valley, south of Northern Parkway off Falls Road in Baltimore City. Developed in the 1960s by James Rouse, it prospers today with shops, restaurants, offices, a hotel, and residential housing. But, did you know there was a previousContinue reading “Celebrating the 2023 Juneteenth National Holiday: Briefly Looking Back at African American Life in the Jones Falls Valley”
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