Practicing good stewardship of our natural world improves the ability of future generations to eat fresh food, breath clean air, drink healthy water, and enjoy open space.
A green city enjoys significant health, infrastructure, and economic advantages. Increased tree coverage, local food systems, availability of recreational spaces, and healthy ecosystems are key components to creating a greener Baltimore. Parks, gardens, fields, and other recreational areas increase tourism, raise home values, foster stronger communities, and encourage healthier citizens. Highlighting the importance of the City's green infrastructure will can also help instill a greater respect for the natural world. Baltimore has the potential to be a city where we rely upon our own natural resources to provide habitat, shade, water and air purification, food, and recreational opportunities through the greening of our surroundings.