‘Hot Night in the City’
Artscape, the largest free arts festival, notoriously falls on the hottest weekend of the year, every year. While the festival sets up cooling zones, the street trees surrounding the festival … Read more
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The Gene Machine
Urban forests are dying. Baltimore shows us how to bring them back. This month, our good friend Gene was deservedly featured in a Popular Science article about his life, urban … Read more
Water, water everywhere; Nor any drop to drink
The start of summer means a lot of things — beach trips, long hikes, outdoor BBQs and pool time. At the Baltimore Tree Trust, it also means the start of … Read more
Looking back at Cohort 2 of the Urban Roots Apprenticeship
Arbor Day this year was a bittersweet day for the Baltimore Tree Trust! The end of our second cohort of the Urban Roots Apprenticeship happened to fall on Arbor Day, … Read more
Don’t just be a tree-hugger; our forests need no-net-loss heroes
In this month’s Chesapeake Bay Journal, our Director of Programs, Sheila McMenamin, discusses the importance of the “No Net LosS” bill of the Forest Conservation Act. You can read more … Read more
Behind every tree is a job opportunity
The Baltimore Tree Trust’s second cohort of Urban Roots Apprenticeship starts on Monday, and we are excited to welcome our new apprentices to the team! The apprenticeship prepares Baltimore City … Read more
Everything But the Carbon Sink
We know that climate change is already taking its toll on our planet. Whether that means more frequent and extreme weather patterns, depleting insect populations, or mounting refugee crises, our … Read more
“A rind is a terrible thing to waste:” Composting in Curtis Bay
This past fall, we took our first cohort of apprentices with the Urban Roots Apprenticeship to a composting workshop led by the Baltimore Compost Collective, a small youth empowerment and … Read more
A Newbie’s Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show
Known as the masterpiece of trade shows, the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) does not disappoint. The expansive show of everything plant-related lasts for three days in early January at … Read more
Where Americans (Mostly) Agree on Climate Change Policies
“Americans are politically divided over climate change, but there’s broader consensus around some of the solutions.” This new year, we are excited to continue learning more about climate change and … Read more
