Baltimore Community Toolbank Cisterns and Planters

 

Project location: Baltimore, MD

Problem:  In an industrial section of Baltimore, heavy volumes of stormwater flowed from rooftops into storm drains, delivering polluted runoff to Inner Harbor during each rainfall.

Contact Information
Ted Brown | Biohabitats | tbrown@biohabitats.com | 410-554-0156
Laura Connelly | Parks and People Foundation | laura.connelly@parksandpeople.org
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Christ Our King Presbyterian Church Cistern

 

Project Location: Bel Air, MD

Problem: This 50-year old church and school was plagued by periodic flooding due to high volumes of runoff from the roof and impermeable parking lot.  A small retention pond on site was failing during big rains, causing neighboring residential areas to flood. 

Contact Information
Adrienne Shevchuk | ashevchuk@cbf.org | 410-268-8816
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Winchester on the Severn Rain Garden

 

Project location: Annapolis, MD

Problem:  Winchester on the Severn is a residential neighborhood north of Annapolis.  In one section of the community, an old stormwater conveyance system was failing, with water flows scouring the nearby hillside and polluted runoff impairing Chase Creek, a tributary of the Severn River. 

Contact Information
Eloise Ullman | 410-757-1966
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St. Luke’s Tree Planting and Invasive Plant Removal

 

Project Location: Annapolis, MD

Problem:  The property of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis’ Eastport neighborhood includes a wooded area that had been overtaken by invasive plants, putting the tree canopy in danger of failing. This posed serious safety risks and threatened to undermine the site’s biodiversity and ecological integrity.

Contact Information
Betsy Love | truenorthintl@me.com | 917-939-9409
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