Voices of Deep Blue: Barbara, Mondawmin
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Voices of Deep Blue: Barbara, Mondawmin

My name is Barbara Anderson-Dandy, and I bring greetings from historic Auchentoroly Terrace. We are the beautiful community facing Druid Hill Park, and our tree canopy is like that of no other in the city. Our partnership with Blue Water Baltimore started three years ago when Darin Crew came to our monthly meeting to suggest…

How Healthy is our Harbor?

How Healthy is our Harbor?

Today, Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore released the annual Healthy Harbor Report Card, which examines the Baltimore region’s water quality, and how it impacts ecological and human health parameters. The report card is based on our Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper’s robust monitoring program. Our staff scientists work with dedicated volunteers to monitor a…

Project Update – New Beginnings, Hidden Hurdles, And An End In Sight

As part of our ongoing efforts to curb stormwater runoff, Blue Water Baltimore has been working with many faith groups in the Jones Falls watershed on projects to reduce the amount of runoff from their congregations’ sites. Each project is a journey — here we highlight efforts at the beginning and midway of that path,…

Update: 2017 General Assembly Session
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Update: 2017 General Assembly Session

It has been three weeks since the beginning of the 2017 General Assembly session and our push for a polystyrene phase out is in full swing! Overall, we have received positive feedback regarding SB186/HB229 to eliminate the use of polystyrene to-go packaging. We have been working hard alongside our partner Trash Free Maryland and champions…

Stormwater Planters at Prince of Peace Baptist Church

Stormwater Planters at Prince of Peace Baptist Church

Thanks to a great partnership with and funding from the National Wildlife Federation, Blue Water Baltimore recently installed two stormwater planters at Prince of Peace Baptist Church in the McElderry Park neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore. Our first effort with this type of Best Management Practice, these stormwater planters can retain up to 224 gallons of…

2016 Recap from the Water Quality Monitoring Team
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2016 Recap from the Water Quality Monitoring Team

During the winter months, our Water Quality Monitoring Team’s tidal fieldwork goes on temporary hiatus.  But every year from April through November, we take our boat out once per week to monitor water quality in the Baltimore Harbor, Middle Branch, and the outer portions of the Patapsco River. By using scientific instrumentation our staff and…

2017 Maryland General Assembly Session Starts
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2017 Maryland General Assembly Session Starts

January 11th marked the opening of the 2017 Maryland General Assembly legislative session. Blue Water Baltimore will be in Annapolis collaborating with fellow environmental advocates to ensure our local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay are protected. Over the next 90 days, we will be providing up-to-date information on this blog regarding important environmental legislation and…

The Photovoice Project: Oliver
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The Photovoice Project: Oliver

This autumn, Blue Water Baltimore’s Outreach & Education Coordinator, Michel Anderson, facilitated a series of three workshops in Baltimore City’s Oliver neighborhood entitled Photovoice: Oliver. The project was generously funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation as part of our Deep Blue program.  Photovoice is an internationally utilized, grassroots…