Regional Stories

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Baltimore Green Space Invests in Preserved Spaces in Baltimore City Communities

Baltimore Green Space is a land trust located in Baltimore City that helps preserve community gardens, pocket parks, and urban forests for generations to come.

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The Swansboro West Civic Association envisions a new green space for their community

Swansboro West Civic Association engaged the community in a visioning process to design a park space that meets the needs of the community, as well as the elementary school.

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NeighborSpace of Baltimore County builds stewardship capacity in Six Communities

NeighborSpace of Baltimore County is a nonprofit in Towson, Maryland that enhances the livability of Baltimore County’s urban communities by protecting, restoring, and stewarding land for small parks, gardens, trails, and natural areas.

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Edible Classroom Engages 2,918 students with their school-day lessons in the Garden

The Edible Classroom, a nonprofit serving the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area, partners with schools and communities to create and sustain learning gardens where children, families, and communities engage with nutritious food from seed to table.

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The Chickahominy Indian Tribe- Eastern Division (CIT-ED) Builds a Tribal Food Forest

With awarded funds, CIT-ED implemented a Tribal food forest. The food forest has local and culturally significant plant species to the Tribe, and utilizes permaculture and traditional methods for planting, maintenance, and harvesting.

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Wandering Pennsylvania’s Waterways: Local Government Leaders Building Connections for Clean Water

When 33 local government leaders from York and Lancaster Counties gathered on a warm September day, they weren’t just boarding a bus — they were stepping into an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and envision how working across municipal boundaries can help communities achieve shared clean water goals.

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Reduce Your Stormwater: Conservation Landscaping

These gardens filled with deep-rooted native plants help stabilizes slopes, reduce erosion, absorbs stormwater runoff, and provides pollinator habitats.

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Highlighting a Year of Unified Action for the Chesapeake

As green summer foliage transforms to blazing ambers and yellows of autumn, we are reminded of nature’s graceful rhythm of change, adaptability, and endurance. For us at the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, this season isn’t just about beautiful foliage: we have trees to plant, communities to clean up, and farmers to support.

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The Monarchs of Fallston Presbyterian

Another exciting new project by the Maryland Green Infrastructure team is wrapping up. The Alliance installed two bioretention cells on the property of Fallston Presbyterian Church in Harford County.

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DC Green Infrastructure Team Shows Up & Out!

This summer, the Alliance’s DC Green Infrastructure Team had an unforgettable season, packed with fun, learning, and community impact.

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