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Nature Nurtures 2021: Workshop Series Summary
The Baltimore Connecting Children to Nature (BCCN) team held its second annual Nature Nurtures Workshop Series from June 18, 2021 – July 8, 2021 to provide Trauma-Informed Care trainings, workshops on integrating nature into daily practices, youth perspectives on healing in nature, and…
Nature Nurtures 2021: Free workshops on youth, healing, and the outdoors in Baltimore from June 18th-July 8th
Join Baltimore’s Cities Connecting Children to Nature team for the free Nature Nurtures 2021 workshop series! As part of our initiative to increase equitable access to nature in Baltimore City, our Cities Connecting Children to Nature team is hosting workshops to foster cross-sector communication and share the…
Revised Vacant Lots Framework
The Department of Planning has produced a framework to help Baltimore City residents get vacant lots in their community converted into amenities! View the framework here.
DPW Releases RFI for Waste Reduction and Diversion
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works has issued a Request for Information for citywide waste reduction and diversion activities. If you think your businesses or nonprofit could partner with the City of Baltimore to reduce waste citywide, please visit https://emma.maryland.gov/page.aspx/en/bpm/process_manage_extranet/31101 and consider…
Comprehensive Bag Reduction Act
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Mayor Brandon M. Scott signed an Executive Order postponing implementation of Ordinance 20-337: Comprehensive Bag Reduction in response to the continuous impact of COVID-19 on residents and businesses, effective immediately. The Comprehensive Bag Reduction ordinance, commonly…
Summer 2020 Interns and Fellows!
Throughout the Summer of 2020, the Office of Sustainability was fortunate enough to work with 3 Fellows–Jessica Flynn, Bryan Thomson, and Favour Okhuevbie–and YouthWorks Intern Zaniya Williams. The rest of the Planning Department also had 3 additional fellows–Tiaira Robinson, Jeremy…
Nature Nurtures Symposium Recap
On March 7, 2020, the Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) team held its Nature Nurtures Symposium to provide Trauma-Informed Care trainings, workshops on integrating nature into daily practices, youth stories, and networking opportunities to its attendees. The event, held at Digital Harbor High School, was attended by 159 members…
January Newsletter
Our Office started a monthly newsletter with the goals of increasing awareness of the 2019 Sustainability Plan, improving transparency and accountability around the work of our Office, and highlighting the work of our amazing partners in sustainability. You can sign…
Now Hiring: Food System Planner
The City of Baltimore Department of Planning is in search of a Food System Planner within the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative. This Food System Planner will function as the lead on community food planning and land use within the Food…