Category Archives: Land Use

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”

Constructed Habitat Wetland at Union Collective

Arising out of the 2019 Union Collective Green Infrastructure Master Plan (referenced below the Major Projects toolbar interface) is a major environmental remediation project on privately-owned Baltimore City property in the spring of 2025. The project entailed the installation of an artificial wetland on a 0.52-acre site between the Jones Falls and the Union CollectiveContinue reading “Constructed Habitat Wetland at Union Collective”

Beyond the Jones Falls: Sustainable Science, Environmental Engineering, and Community Greening

Hosted in partnership with: Date: Friday, September 23, 2022, Conference 8:00am – 4:00pm / Networking / Happy Hour 4:00 – 6:00pm  Saturday, September 24, 2022, Outfall Screening  / Stream Walk, 9:00am – Noon Location: Union Craft Brewing, Main Hall, 1700 W. 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211. Free on-site parking. Registration CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Includes one-dayContinue reading “Beyond the Jones Falls: Sustainable Science, Environmental Engineering, and Community Greening”

Jones Falls Gateway Project

In a collaborative effort, Midtown Community Benefits District and the Friends of The Jones Falls were awarded a Goldseker Foundation grant to create a conceptual design plan for the Falls Gateway. This area at Falls Road and Maryland Avenue is a key corridor for cyclists, pedestrians, transit riders and motorists. It connects multiple neighborhoods toContinue reading “Jones Falls Gateway Project”

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”

[Press Release] Friends of The Jones Falls and Union Collective Awarded $50k Grant For Green Infrastructure

Baltimore, MD (February 4, 2020) – The Friends of The Jones Falls and UNION Collective, the business and manufacturing hub located in the Medfield neighborhood of Baltimore City, have been awarded a $49,595 grant by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop a green infrastructure master plan for its formerly industrial property located alongContinue reading “[Press Release] Friends of The Jones Falls and Union Collective Awarded $50k Grant For Green Infrastructure”