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The Baltimore Green Map Project was initiated to provide geographically-linked information about local resources and to map progress toward creating a healthier, more sustainable environment in Baltimore City. Its goals include consciousness-raising and constituency-building for environmental stewardship activities and political advocacy. The more people value and use the existing environmentally-oriented educational, recreational, economic, social, cultural, and civic resources, the more they will grow and prosper.

Baltimore, Maryland is a city of 640,000 people. Its' four urban watersheds are all feeders to the larger ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. Restoring the health of the Bay is a hot regional topic. Eventually we hope to map all four watersheds.

Our first print project is the Jones Falls Trail Green Map. We have selected 30 Green Map icons to map the resources of the lower Jones Falls Watershed. It will make its debut on September 21st, 2008 at the Jones Falls' Rally for the River! a festival that turns the northbound lanes of our interstate highway over to strollers, bikers, roller bladers, etc. for a Sunday celebration.

This Jones Falls Trail Green Map covers the entire Baltimore City portion of the watershed. The centerpiece is the trail, partly built, partly still under construction. An inset map of Druid Hill Park, our largest urban park, has 50 listings within the park itself! We hope to help the trail be successful as a commuter and recreational path as we illustrate the many resources that can be accessed by using it. These maps have been created in partnership with the Jones Falls Watershed Association and the Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks.

Fusion Partnerships, Inc., incubator of many sterling local social activist projects, has become Baltimore Green Map's fiscal sponsor as we expand our coverage and services to the region.