Many thanks for supporting the highly successful Jones Falls Celebrates Senator Ben Cardin on September 7th at White Hall Mill. Enjoy browsing the photo gallery for the evening created by Tedd Henn, Side A Photography: Jones Falls Celebrates Sen Cardin 9-7-2023 photo gallery. Thanks to all our sponsors! See the slideshow from the evening below.
Category Archives: Stewardship
Celebrate Sen. Ben Cardin Event a Great Success!
The Friends of The Jones Falls gathered on Sep. 7th to honor the legendary Sen. Ben Cardin— the Inaugural Champion of the Jones Falls. WYPR “Midday” show host, Tom Hall, enthusiastically offered insight into the Senator’s dedication and persistence. Delegate Regina T. Boyce (District 43A), Ex Officio FTJF Board Member, then formally introduced the Senator:Continue reading “Celebrate Sen. Ben Cardin Event a Great Success!”
Friends of the Jones Falls Celebrate Senator Ben Cardin
Date: Thursday, September 7, 5-8pm Location: Whitehall Mill 3300 Clipper Mill Road Baltimore, MD 21211
Fleischmann’s Vinegar Plant Acidic Discharge – Update
On behalf of its members, Blue Water Baltimore is moving forward with its lawsuit against the Fleischmann’s Vinegar plant owner, Kerry Group, PLC, for continued unauthorized discharge of toxic pollutants into the Jones Falls from its facility just north of W. Cold Spring Lane and west of the JFX. From Blue Water’s website: “In OctoberContinue reading “Fleischmann’s Vinegar Plant Acidic Discharge – Update”
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”
FTJF Letter to the Maryland DPW re. Illegal Discharges at the Fleischmann’s Vinegar Plant
Member Post – The Jones Falls is a Treasure
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”
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”
Friends of The Jones Falls 