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“According to the Maryland Department of the Environment, one of the best management practices is urban tree planting,” added Jim Jett, an Environmental Specialist with the MDOT MPA. “We recognized that a partnership with Blue Water Baltimore is a
real opportunity to engage with
the community and reduce MDOT MPA’s impact on the environment.”
The saplings are mostly native varieties, such as oaks and willow oaks, and cultivated elms that are resistant to Dutch elm disease. Gingko trees are used next to streetlights because they are smaller and don’t block the light. The program also plants redbuds, hawthorns and seedless sweet gums, which don’t drop their gumballs. This diversity ensures resistance to disease and a pretty panorama come fall.
“Planting trees really combines community revitalization with environmental benefits,” said Darin Crew, Senior Manager of Forestry and Nursery for BWB. “It provides long-term cooling of neighborhoods and storm water management, and everybody loves the beauty of trees.”
Crew notes that BWB also supports employment for Baltimore youth by hiring temporary staff and interns from YouthWorks, Baltimore City’s summer jobs program. Most of the youth, ages 16 to 21, come from underserved communities.
A team leader mentors the young people, who work for BWB for
five weeks. For the ongoing maintenance of the trees, BWB has a restoration team that sustains 10 green jobs.
To date, trees have been
planted in the Cherry Hill and Baltimore Highlands neighborhoods. Bill Richardson, MDOT MPA’s Environmental Manager, is pleased with the work that BWB is doing and looks forward to continuing this partnership. 􏰀
JOINING FORCES
The two firms have joined forces to become
one of the 50 largest law firms in the country.
The combined firm, which will maintain the name Baker Donelson, offers a team of 17 attorneys dedicated to admiralty and maritime matters, with more than 800 attorneys across 24 offices in ten states and Washington, D.C.
The names you have grown to know in Baltimore’s maritime community are now part of the same firm, including:
Geoffrey Tobias Tony Whitman Patrick Cameron Jack Daley
For more information, contact us at 410.685.1120.
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