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Baltimore gets green with Forest Project
Issue date: 4/17/08
The Urban Forest Project plans to take this more community focused approach through the efforts of TreeBaltimore. One of the major goals of the Urban Forest Project is to raise awareness for TreeBaltimore. The stated goal of TreeBaltimore is to double the percentage of tree cover in Baltimore from 20 percent to 40 percent by 2030. However, as TreeBaltimore does not have access to enough public property to amass this green space, they are calling upon the residents of Baltimore to plant trees on their own.
Homeowners are given $10 coupons on trees to plant as an incentive, as well as the knowledge that they are beautifying their city and helping the environment.
"We can stand around and talk about [the environment], have banners up- but its action that really makes a difference. TreeBaltimore does this," Matt Roberts, the press contact for the Urban Forest Project, said.
There will be around 350 banners hung in various locations across the city. Mainly local artists designed the banners, but there are some that were created by schoolchildren in Baltimore schools and some designed by Taiwanese schoolchildren. The banners are also relatable to Baltimore residents, with one banner reading, "Think Green Hon."
Events will be held throughout Baltimore for the duration of the project. Locations include Patterson Park, Carroll Park and MICA. At these events, TreeBaltimore and the Tilt Studio hope to provide spectators with information about environmental problem-solving initiatives. Funding for the banners and other events is sponsored by Southwest Airlines, Development Design Group (DDG-green) and Comcast, among others.
At the end of the exhibit, the banners will be turned into bags through the efforts of Jess-M Bags. Pre-ordering of the bags began on Wednesday, April 2. Recycling the banners into the totes further spreads one of the messages of the Urban Forest Project - to avoid wastefulness, no matter what the circumstance.
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has been promoting the Urban Forest Project though the Greener Baltimore Initiative. Although the Urban Forest Project and the Greener Baltimore Initiative are not directly linked, Mayor Dixon, like the leaders of the Urban Forest Project, is hoping to impart information on Baltimore citizens that will motivate more responsible, environmentally friendly actions.
"Lots of private entities are doing positive things to make Baltimore cleaner and greener, and the Urban Forest Project is one of these," said Celeste Amato, a representative of the Initiative.
Homeowners are given $10 coupons on trees to plant as an incentive, as well as the knowledge that they are beautifying their city and helping the environment.
"We can stand around and talk about [the environment], have banners up- but its action that really makes a difference. TreeBaltimore does this," Matt Roberts, the press contact for the Urban Forest Project, said.
There will be around 350 banners hung in various locations across the city. Mainly local artists designed the banners, but there are some that were created by schoolchildren in Baltimore schools and some designed by Taiwanese schoolchildren. The banners are also relatable to Baltimore residents, with one banner reading, "Think Green Hon."
Events will be held throughout Baltimore for the duration of the project. Locations include Patterson Park, Carroll Park and MICA. At these events, TreeBaltimore and the Tilt Studio hope to provide spectators with information about environmental problem-solving initiatives. Funding for the banners and other events is sponsored by Southwest Airlines, Development Design Group (DDG-green) and Comcast, among others.
At the end of the exhibit, the banners will be turned into bags through the efforts of Jess-M Bags. Pre-ordering of the bags began on Wednesday, April 2. Recycling the banners into the totes further spreads one of the messages of the Urban Forest Project - to avoid wastefulness, no matter what the circumstance.
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has been promoting the Urban Forest Project though the Greener Baltimore Initiative. Although the Urban Forest Project and the Greener Baltimore Initiative are not directly linked, Mayor Dixon, like the leaders of the Urban Forest Project, is hoping to impart information on Baltimore citizens that will motivate more responsible, environmentally friendly actions.
"Lots of private entities are doing positive things to make Baltimore cleaner and greener, and the Urban Forest Project is one of these," said Celeste Amato, a representative of the Initiative.
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