Sep
20
to Sep 21

NatureCity Forum 2023

  • Maritime Conference Center (map)
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Register Here!

Join us for this dynamic two-day event where we will have a dialogue surrounding innovative climate solutions for people and nature. Day 1 on September 20th, will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams and Day 2 on, September 21st, will be in person at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, MD.

The environmental sector in Greater Baltimore and surrounding areas is teeming with opportunity and hope.  Intersectional initiatives, community led efforts and innovation help our communities thrive and maintain our connection to nature in an ever changing landscape.  This year's forum is focused on problem solving in a changing climate. Let's work together to strategize, educate each other and grow our partnerships

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Member Meeting and Tree Summit
Jun
22
9:00 AM09:00

Member Meeting and Tree Summit

Please join us for our next GBWC Coalition Meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 9:00-11:00! The goals of this meeting will be to help clarify the role of the Coalition as a regional restoration impact multiplier and to begin an iterative discussion about a unified campaign to significantly increase the rate of tree planting across Central Maryland. 

The meeting will include a review of GBWC's Planting the Future grant and the new Tree Solutions Now Act, as well as a summary of our tree efforts to date. Then we will roll up our sleeves and start mapping out an ambitious, united and successful regional tree campaign. 

Please join us for the beginning of this exciting next chapter in collaborative regional restoration! To sign up for the meeting, please click here.

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NatureCity Forum 2021
Jun
16
to Jun 17

NatureCity Forum 2021

Join us in a two-day dialogue to explore themes such as equitable access to green space, community engagement, green infrastructure, the health benefits of nature, and much more. Hear from Mayor Brandon Scott, County Executive Calvin Ball, Delegate Dana Stein, and our keynote speakers, Paul Wapner and Jacqueline Patterson. Stay for a virtual lunch on Day 1, where a chef will walk us through preparing a locally-sourced vegetarian meal that we can all enjoy together. While we wish we could hold the Forum in person this year, we are committed to developing an engaging dialogue online, through additional opportunities for networking and small group discussion. For more information, please check out the NatureCity 2021 Website. We look forward to seeing you in June!

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Leakin Park BioBlitz
Apr
27
11:00 AM11:00

Leakin Park BioBlitz

Free Family Friendly Activities for All Ages

Join naturalists and biologists in an international community science event in Leakin Park!

Come out, learn, and look for amazing plants and creatures, use binoculars, magnifying glasses, nets, and more to explore. If you’ve wanted the chance to learn about the wildlife in Leakin Park or explore the streams and trails, nows your chance!

This event is being held by the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition, TreeBaltimore (Baltimore City Recreation & Parks), Carrie Murray Nature Center, the National Aquarium, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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Nature City Forum
Mar
26
9:00 AM09:00

Nature City Forum

Register Now for NatureCity Forum 2019

NatureCity Forum, a full day exploration of green infrastructure with designers, practitioners, planners and advocates. The day will include local, regional and national case studies, as well as tools and research on the planning and implementation of green infrastructure for climate resiliency, community building, human health and ecological benefit. Come add your voice to this day long exploration and discussion.

Featured Speakers Include

  • Dr. Samuel Brody, Director of Center for Texas Beaches and Shores, Texas A &M University

  • Dr. Autumn Saxton-Ross, Mid-Atlantic Director, Naturebridge

  • Nancy Striniste, Founder and Principal Designer, Early Space. Author, Nature Play at Home

The day will include presentations from local case studies, creative tools for community engagement and a tour of Brookside Gardens.

The NatureCity Forum is an initiative of several regional organizations who are actively working toward a Maryland that is vibrant, green and strong.

Including:

  • Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition

  • Project Green Classrooms

  • Maryland Recreation and Parks Association

  • Montgomery County Parks and Recreation

  • Brookside Gardens

  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources

  • Chesapeake Bay Trust

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • National Wildlife Federation

  • Blue Water Baltimore

We welcome all who share this vision to the discussion and look forward to seeing this collaboration grow.

Registration includes: coffee, tea and a continental breakfast and lunch.

Cost until March 1

  • $ 35 - Student Rate

  • $ 50 - Full Day

After March 1

  • $ 40- Student Rate

  • $ 60 - Full Day


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Leakin Park BioBlitz
Apr
28
10:00 AM10:00

Leakin Park BioBlitz

  • 1900 Eagle Drive Baltimore, MD, 21207 United States (map)
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Do you want to explore, find, and learn about fun animals and plants in Leakin Park? Then come out on Saturday April 28th and meet biologists, see live animals, and go searching for critters! Check out our flyer and stay updated by checking out our Facebook page!

This event is FREE and will have a lot of activities for all ages!

We will have binoculars, magnifying glasses, nets, and more to go out and explore with. We will record all of the species we find on iNaturalist in order to keep track of what we have living here in the park.

This BioBlitz is part of an international community science event called City Nature Challenge, is supported through Baltimore's efforts in being a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Urban Bird Treaty City, and is partially funded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

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City Nature Challenge 2018
Apr
27
to Apr 30

City Nature Challenge 2018

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What? The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an friendly competition between cities all over the world to see which city can observe the most nature over a 4 - day period.

Why? CNC began in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco.  It grew to a national scope in 2017 with 125K+ observations and 8,600+ species recorded by 4,200+ citizen scientists across the county.  The 2018 CNC will be
international, expanding citizen science efforts even further.

When? April 27 – 30, 2018

Who? The National Aquarium is coordinating all CNC efforts for the Baltimore Metro Area.  60+ other cities are also committed to particpating.

How Can You Get Involved? The National Aquarium is currently looking for partner organizations to host citizen science events during the 2018 CNC.  In order to participate, all events must do the following:

Find Wildlife

It can be any plant or critter in your backyard, schoolyard, or park in Baltimore.

Take a Picture of What you Find

Be sure to note the location of the critter or plant.

Share Your Observations

By uploading your findings through the free iNaturalist app.

Contact Maura Duffy (MDuffy@aqua.org) to get your organization involved!

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Nov
16
9:00 AM09:00

NatureCity Forum

  • Cylburn Arboretum Vollmer Center (map)
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The NatureCity forum is a full day exploration of how urban infrastructure can support and improve both dynamic ecosystems and community health.  We welcome all practitioners, planners and advocates working on behalf of the transformative power of green infrastructure for communities. The day will include local, regional and national case studies on the planning and implementation of projects for community health, climate resiliency, community building and ecology.  The day will include local case studies, national speakers and technical tools. 

To register and to view the agenda click here.

The NatureCity Forum is a collaboration of several regional organizations and coalitions who are actively working toward a Maryland that is vibrant, green and strong. Including:

Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition

Project Green Classrooms

The Baltimore Washington Partnership for Forest Stewardship

Maryland Recreation and Parks Association

Greater Baltimore Children and Nature Collaborative, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks

The Community Ecology Institute

National Wildlife Federation

Blue Water Baltimore

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Jul
27
9:00 AM09:00

Growing into Green Jobs: A Listening Session

This event will bring together young people-- including middle and high school students and young adults from a number of different youth development programs -- and organizations in an effort to hear from the youth we all serve. We want to gather their ideas for solutions to streamline the connection and improve the pathway between environmentally literate students and opportunities for them in an emerging green economy. This will be an opportunity for youth who have participated in green career programs to influence and help guide the professionals and organizations on how to improve our programs and be more effective, accessible, and inclusive. The information we learn from them will also influence future actions and recommendations from us – Project Green Classrooms*, the Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition, and the Chesapeake Bay Program Diversity Workgroup. A brief agenda can be found below. A more detailed version will be sent before the event.

If you are an organization that wants to attend you are also welcomed and encouraged to have the young people from your programs participate. Please consider bringing a small number (up to five) who would benefit from this event and who will actively contribute to the exchange. Just make sure each attendee is registered.

Please complete the registration form by Friday, 7/7/17. The form can be found here: tinyurl.com/GreenCareersListening

Agenda:

9:00 Kickoff Celebration (optional)

9:30 Welcome / Introductions

9:50 Guest Speaker

10:15 Youth Panel

10:45 Breakout Session: Small groups work together to create the perfect green job development experience

11:30 How will we use today’s ideas? Discussion, take home messages and commitments

12:00 Youth Networking Activity and brown bag lunch (optional)

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Apr
12
6:30 PM18:30

Patapsco Regional Greenway, Carroll County Public Meeting

  • South Carroll Community Center, Dining Room Area (map)
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The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC), on behalf of the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, is conducting a study to develop a concept plan for the Patapsco Regional Greenway, a proposed shared-use path through the Patapsco Valley from the Inner Harbor of Baltimore to Sykesville in Carroll County. 

The public is invited to provide comments on this proposed greenway at this meeting.

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Mar
29
6:30 PM18:30

Patapsco Regional Greenway, Howard County Public Meeting

  • Howard County Library, Miller Branch (map)
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The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC), on behalf of the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, is conducting a study to develop a concept plan for the Patapsco Regional Greenway, a proposed shared-use path through the Patapsco Valley from the Inner Harbor of Baltimore to Sykesville in Carroll County. 

The public is invited to provide comments on this proposed greenway at this meeting.

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Audubon's Baltimore Birding Weekend
Mar
23
10:30 AM10:30

Audubon's Baltimore Birding Weekend

Audubon's Baltimore Birding Weekend is an event hosted by Patterson Park Audubon Center (pattersonpark.audubon.org) & Conservation Community Consulting. Together, we are planning Baltimore’s first urban birding festival, which will consist of an exciting itinerary of bird watching field trips entirely within the city limits. These green spaces are vital to exhausted and hungry birds looking to rest and refuel during migration. That makes spring the ideal time to catch a glimpse of these international travelers as they stop by Baltimore’s green spaces for a brief visit on their way to summer nesting in the north!

Join us for guided walks (and a paddle) all over town, followed by Tally Rallies at local breweries. Let's see how many species we can find in these urban oases! Then finish the weekend cheering on the Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays!

For more information, the schedule, and to purchase tickets for the birding field trips visit http://baltimorebirding.com

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Green Opportunity & Job Fair
Jan
26
5:00 PM17:00

Green Opportunity & Job Fair

  • Coppin State University, Talon Center (map)
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The Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition is proud to announce our first annual Green Opportunity and Job Fair 

Light Refreshments will be provided.

The fair is located in the Talon Center and attendees can park in Lot F adjacent to the Center.

We are hoping to help young adults find a pathway into the conservation field by bringing together a wide variety of opportunities into one place. The fair will engage attendees in four main topics: 

  • Jobs and job training opportunities currently available: Summer and year long positions, both full-time and part-time, in addition to career and certification opportunities 
  • Things people can do to bring conservation into their community: Restoring vacant lots, upcoming community events, urban farming, tips on accessing community building resources
  • Volunteer Opportunities with Baltimore-based conservation organizations: Volunteering at parks, wildlife biologists, or technicians to learn more about careers in the field
  • Job Skill Development: Resume/interview coaching, discussing pathways to conservation careers with current conservation professionals

Registration is strongly encouraged. Attendees can register at http://tinyurl.com/GBWCOppReg

Current Organizations Attending: National Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, The Chesapeake Bay Program, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, Parks & People Foundation, Chesapeake Conservancy, Center for Chesapeake Youth Development, Civic Works Baltimore Center for Green Careers, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  If you are an Organization or Agency that would like to participate please register here http://tinyurl.com/GBWCOppOrg

For any other questions or inquiries please contact us at greenoppfair@gmail.org.

 

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The Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition is a fiscally-sponsored project of The Stewardship Network.