Filed under: Baltimore Agriculture, Baltimore Gardens And Parks, Events | Tags: Baltimore Farming, Baltimore Herb Festival, Leakin Park
Baltimore Herb Festival 2012
25th Baltimore Herb Festival
May 26, 2011 – 9:30am-3pm
Location: Leakin Park
1900 Eagle Drive, MAP IT
Baltimore has many great festivals, but the Baltimore Herb Festival definitely ranks as one of the tops. If you have never been, you must to go this year! This 25 year old festival, whose primary focus is herbs, is located on the beautiful grounds of Leakin Park and features dozens of vendors in addition to guest speakers, nature exhibits, demonstrations, train rides and more. Along with the most impressive selection of herbs that you will ever find, many traditional, as well as unusual, vegetables, decorative plants, fountains & sculpture and other gardening items are available. Admission to the festival is $5.
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks
Give Used Tools For Lot Restoration
Community Tool Drive
January 15, 2012, 11am – 4pm
Parks & People Foundation
800 Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore
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The Parks & People Foundation, Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN) and Power in Dirt are hosting a Community Tool Drive to collect tools for to be used for vacant lot restoration and the maintenance of community gardens in Baltimore City.
All donated tools will be placed in free tool banks throughout the City that community groups can access in order to implement neighborhood projects related to gardening, park maintenance and community greening.
For more information, please email Katie Dix or call her at (410) 448-5663 ext. 128
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks | Tags: Robert E. Lee Park Baltimore Hiking
Take A Walk In The Woods This Weekend: A No Car Required Excursion
Robert E Lee Park
Baltimore, Maryland
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Robert E. Lee Park is a 415 acre park straddling the Baltimore City/County line at Falls Rd. and Lake Ave. The park had been closed to the public for renovations, but reopened in October 2011 with a a new pedestrian bridge and boardwalk, erosion control elements and a bona-fide off leash dog portion of the park. According to the Baltimore Sun, Robert E. Lee closed in October 2009, after Baltimore City signed the property over to the county through a long-term lease.
Robert E. Lee Park is laced with a few miles of trails, making it a popular spot for hikers, runners and mountain bikers. Additionally, the lake has entry points for canoeing and kayaking.
For Baltimore City hiking enthusiasts, Robert E. Lee Park is arguably the closest thing you’ll find to the Appalachian Trail with easy no-car required access. To get to Robert E. Lee Park, take the light rail to the Falls Road Station, which is one stop north of Mt. Washington. A boardwalk at the east end of the station and parking lot will lead you to the park.
To access the Robert E. Lee trail system, enter the park via either bridge ( the boardwalk from the light rail station or the footbridge overlooking the dam). This section of the park is Paw Point Park, and yes, one must love dogs, or at least be able to tolerate them, as you are likely to be visited by small free roaming packs of pups here. The entry point for the woodland trails can be found at the northern end of the peninsula, just to the left of the pavilion. At the trail entrance, you will see a set of “stairs” that lead you over light rail tracks to the woods. Take the right trail and you will ramble along the lake or stay to the left for a more gentle walk along old train tracks. The superficial ending of the trail comes at a small gravel section at Falls Road used for parking. There are several unmarked loops along the trail.
One final tip… the park closes at dusk. Be careful about getting enamored with nature and staying in the park past sunset. You may find yourself caught in a flash of light, with an electronic voice announcing that you are trespassing and your picture has been taken for prosecution -no joke!
Join Baltimore Sierra Club For A Evening of Hiking at Cylburn Arboretum *Rescheduled*
Saturday, October 8th, 1:00 PM
Friday, September 23, 2011, 6:00 PM
From the Greater Baltimore Sierra Club:
Friday, September 23, 2011, 6:00 PM
Cylburn Arboretum Evening Hike (children and dogs welcome).
2 miles. Celebrate the first day of fall. Cylburn is a “well-kept secret” with rare trees, wildflowers, spacious lawns and gardens surrounding a Victorian Mansion. Meet at 6:00 PM in front of the new Vollmer Center at end of entrance driveway. Children under 18 must be accompanied by parent or other adult. Dogs must be friendly and leashed. Located at 4915 Greenspring Ave., Baltimore, on the east side of road, between Northern Parkway and Cold Spring Lane, both accessible via western exits off I-83. The entrance is marked by stone pillars. Cancelled for steady rain or storms.
For more information, CLICK HERE to connect to the Greater Baltimore Sierra Meetup site.
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks, Events | Tags: Baltimore Friends Of Druid Hill Park Work Day
Help Clean Up Druid Hill Park
Friends of Druid Hill Park
Work Day in the Park
April 30th, 3-6 PM
With funding being cut to many of Baltimore cities services, local parks need your help to stay clean and green. Friends of Druid Hill Park is sponsoring a clean-up event Saturday, April 30th from 3-6 pm and has put out a call for volunteers.
From Friends of Druid Hill Park:
Our next work day will we in a section of the woods across Greenspring from the Disc Golf Course. We’ll meet in the Disc Golf parking area at 3. Please let us know if you plan to attend so that we may provide enough tools and snacks for everyone. We’ll probably meet at a local bar afterward for dinner, join us!
Click here to register or to see photos from March 19, or contact us at 443-469-8274 or friendsofdruidhillpark@gmail.com
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks, Events, Sustainable Living | Tags: Baltimore Maryland Parks, Druid Hill Park 150 Anniversary Celebration
150 trees for 150 years
To honor the 150th Anniversary of Druid Hill Park, the Friends of Druid Hill, Tree Baltimore and the Green Ambassador will plant 150 trees near the Zoo Mansion House, the original mansion on the estate.
150 trees in Druid Hill Park – one could be yours!
For a donation of $150, The Friends of Druid Hill Park will plant your tree. The tree type will vary depending on the needs of the park.
In return for your donation, you’ll receive:
- A tree planted in the park
- Maintenance of your tree for two years, including watering
- Recognition of your donation
To make a donation, CLICK HERE.
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks, News | Tags: Baltimore Green Places, Baltimore Parking Day, EDSA, Floura Teeter, Sustainable Environment, Windup Space
Park(ing) Day Observed in Baltimore
PARK(ing) Day
Parking spaces around the globe to be temporarily reclaimed for people
September 17, 2010 — 11:00am – 7:00pm
At three locations in Baltimore City
Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, PARK(ing) Day challenges people to rethink the way streets are used and reinforces the need for broad-based changes to urban infrastructure.
Since 2005, the project has blossomed into a worldwide grassroots movement: PARK(ing) Day 2009 included more than 700 “PARK” installations in more than 140 cities in 21 countries on six continents. This year, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe, including the first-ever PARK installation in Tehran, Iran. “Urban inhabitants worldwide recognize the need for new approaches to making the urban landscape,” says Rebar’s John Bela. “PARK(ing) Day demonstrates that even temporary or interim spatial reprogramming can improve the character of the city.”
PARK(ing) Day is a grassroots, “open-source” invention built by independent groups around the globe who adapt the project to champion creative, social or political causes that are relevant to their local urban conditions.
Locations in Baltimore:
EDSA Landscape Architecture Firm
EDSA Inc. is a landscape architecture firm whose mission is to create sustainable places to live, work and play. Look for the “Guerrilla PARK” at EDSA.
Floura Teeter
FTLA’s PARK(ing) Day installation will take root in three metered parking spaces in front of Floura Teeter’s downtown office at 306 W. Franklin Street from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. FTLA staffers will transform three normal blacktop metered parking spaces into a temporary urban oasis with grass, trees and plants. FTLA’s installation is open to the public and will offer snacks and lawn games in addition to ongoing tours of a simulated living roof.
Windup Space
The Parks & People Foundation is teaming up with Baltimore community artist Marian April Glebes to create an outdoor installation for PARK(ing) Day.
Find these locations – MAP.
For more information on PARK(ing) Day 2010, go to www.parkingday.org
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks, Birding In Baltimore | Tags: Baltimore Birding, Female Goldfinch, Helianthus, Native Plants, Urban Gardening
