Greening 50 Neighborhoods.
Saving 41 miles of streams.

Saturday, September 18th |12-5pm | Nick’s Fish House |  $75 &  includes:  Nick’s Fish House buffet, grilled oysters from Oceanaire Seafood Room, beer, wine, & signature cocktail, silent auction,  live music,  Duffy boat tours on the Middle Branch,  waterfront views…fun, fun, fun!!! Funds raised from the event will aid Baltimore Harbor WATERKEEPER and the new Baltimore Water Alliance (working name) in it’s efforts to measurably improve the quality of Baltimore’s waters. Complete details http://www.baltimorewaterkeeper.org/events/trash-bash-2010/

The Baltimore Water Alliance and Baltimore Community Foundation are seeking businesses, community groups, schools, and churches to exhibit 20 demonstration rain barrels. One barrel will be provided and installed free of charge at each site. Rain barrel locations must be publicly visible and accessible. Each demonstration site will be required to make available literature about rain barrels and upcoming water-focused community grants offered by Cleaner Greener Baltimore in 2011. Demonstration site addresses will be publicly available and barrels must remain in place through September 2011, though you are welcome and encouraged to keep them installed as long as you’d like. Participants can choose from two rain barrel options. Option 1: a recycled 55-gallon barrel re-purposed to harvest rain water. These barrels are blue or white but can be painted and decorated to match the building or display community artwork. Option 2: a pre-fabricated 60-gallon barrel made by EarthMinded. These barrels are terra-cotta or green in color.

For more information and to exhibit a rain barrel, please contact Dana Puzey at dpuzey@jonesfalls.org or 410-746-4170 by September 30, 2010.

9 interns through Baltimore’s summer jobs program, Youthworks, helped to water over 700 trees this summer as part of our green jobs program. With the summer drought we were having in June and July their timing saved a lot of these trees. Our Youthworkers learned green landscaping and nursery practices while building their resume and getting job skills. Each summer, we host interns through this program. We are very proud and grateful for this partnership and the class of 2010 did an outstanding job. A big thanks to the Youthworks crew Ben, Donnell, Emil, Jamil, Jerel, Malcolm, Matt, Tinae, and Tobias. The team was led by our outstanding team leader crew of Nick, Bilal, and Dierra.

IT WAS A GREAT BERRY FESTIVAL on July 11th, Herring Run Park…Thx to all of you who danced, bought berries, tasted desserts,  hoola- hooped and embibed…what a great day! Big applause for Big Bad Wolf BBQ, Stone Hill All-Stars, Bob & Tom, Brewers Art, Clementine, Zeke’s…all our fabulous exhibitors…

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A Watershed Moment: Five organizations will become one. Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association, Gwynns Falls Watershed Association, Herring Run Watershed Association, Jones Falls Watershed Association and the Baltimore Harbor WATERKEEPER adopted resolutions  in the latter part of 2009 signaling their intent to merge into one organization. Read More about the new organization.

Herring Run Watershed Association Wins Greenest Non-Profit of the Year! The Baltimore Business Journal hosted its 3rd Annual Green Business Awards luncheon on April 15  to recognize companies embracing green policies and procedures.  We are delighted to report that the Herring Run Watershed Association was awarded First Place in the Greenest School/Non-Profit category.  Thanks to everyone who voted for us.  We will continue to do our very best to serve our communities and streams!

You can make a difference! Learn how to your help to improve our watershed.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Whole Foods Market in Mt Washington on Tuesday, June 29th for its 5% Community Day. The store donated 5% of ALL gross sales that day to the Baltimore area watershed organizations!  Special thanks to Mt. Washington Mill who worked with Whole Foods Market Mt. Washington to match the money raised at the 5% Community Day!!!

The proceeds will help the organizations’ collective missions to achieve clean water in Baltimore’s rivers, streams, and harbor, so that citizens of the Baltimore region will enjoy a healthy natural environment, livable neighborhoods, and a healthy Chesapeake Bay.

Special thanks to Mt. Washington Mill who worked with Whole Foods Market Mt. Washington to match the money raised at the 5% Community Day!!!

Benefiting organizations include:  Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association, Gwynns Falls Watershed Association, Herring Run Watershed Association, Jones Falls Watershed Association, and the Baltimore Harbor WATERKEEPER.

Thanks for your support!

On Tuesday, August 3rd, Darin Crew, HRWA manager, discovered a sewage overflow just upstream of Belair Rd. spewing raw sewage into Herring Run.  The Department of Public Works was notified and quickly responded.  Over the weekend,  contractors fixed the overflow temporarily.  I will post an updated estimate of  sewage that entered the stream and if any new leaks occur until the permanent fix is determined.  Please note that Baltimore’s Health Department recommends avoiding all contact with urban streams  on an ongoing basis due to bacteria in the stream from sewage, pet waste, and natural sources.