On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the FTJF Stewardship and Communications Committees will host a presentation by the DNR’s which focuses exclusively on its data harvested from the Jones Falls Watershed and analyzed. This level of Watershed focus hasn’t been offered in a long time- The DNR’s Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment unit (MANTA) will be presenting MBSS (Maryland Biological StreamContinue reading “State of the Jones Falls Watershed: A Major Update from the DNR”
Tag Archives: Stewardship
Lower Jones Falls Stewardship “Parties”
1st and 3rd Saturdays (typically) 9:30 am-12:30 pm Jones Falls Trail between North Ave and 28th Street Year-round! All are welcome. Since November 2023, the Friends of The Jones Falls Stewardship Committee has hosted bi-monthly volunteer “Parties” along the 0.6 mile stretch of the Jones Falls Trail between North Ave. and 28th St in centralContinue reading “Lower Jones Falls Stewardship “Parties””
Setting Priorities for the Future of the Jones Falls Watershed
Join us for the second and third of our Fall Decision Meetings where we’ll review and discuss findings from past community collaboration and create a path forward for the future of the Watershed. To register for the meeting location proximate to where you live or work, please scan the QR code or click here.
A Splendid Fran Flanigan Jones Falls “Champion” Celebration and Fundraiser
Many thanks for supporting our highly successful Jones Falls Celebrates “Champion” Francis Flanigan event on September 10 at Whitehall Mill! Please enjoy browsing through some of the photos from the evening taken by Tedd Henn of Side A Photography. Tap the View or Purchase button. Let me also encourage you to peruse the slides shown at the event. ToContinue reading “A Splendid Fran Flanigan Jones Falls “Champion” Celebration and Fundraiser”
“What If We Dreamt Bigger…” Developer Hosts Meeting #3 for Falls Rd. Remake
On July 13, Remington-based developer Seawall hosted another evening follow-up meeting with a self-guided walk around the Potts & Callahan combined sites on Falls Rd. Some 110 attended; double earlier turnouts. Seawall co-founder Thibault Manekin’s opening remarks included asking attendees to introduce themselves to someone new and share why they’d come. He said he wantedContinue reading ““What If We Dreamt Bigger…” Developer Hosts Meeting #3 for Falls Rd. Remake”
“Delivered, We Planted”
It’s been years, if not decades, since the lower Jones Falls stream, north of the Howard St. undergrounding, has had a planting plan for new trees and shrubs, much less Maryland natives. For FTJF Stewardship’s 0.6 mi. focus area running from the Jones Falls Trail crossover at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum north to the Round Falls Dam, 30Continue reading ““Delivered, We Planted””
“Stewarding our Urban Watersheds: A Conversation with Leading Clean Water Advocates in Baltimore”
On the evening of March 21, 2025, 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 toContinue reading ““Stewarding our Urban Watersheds: A Conversation with Leading Clean Water Advocates in Baltimore””
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”
