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Editor's Notes

• #2: Founded in 1984 under the Schafer administration A 501 (c.) (3) nonprofit organization First project brought the first urban Outward Bound program to Baltimore.
• #3: As Parks & People grew as an organization, it took on many major projects such as playing a leadership role in the development of the Gwynns Falls Trail and creating with US Forestry Service and others a nationally replicated urban forestry model. You’ll learn more about many of these programs in a moment. While Parks & People’s mission guides its work, all of its efforts seeks to unite the people and green spaces of Baltimore in One Park.
• #17: Parks & People fosters and supports community efforts to create and connect the well-utilized and vibrant green spaces in Baltimore to develop a city within a park.
• #19: We look at ways people could interact with our mission What motivates people to care about their neighborhoods, their watershed or the urban ecosystem? How do they connect in shared open spaces? How can we shape better practices in residents and what would motivate them to do so? Addressed through the work of two divisions Partnership and community organizing are central to all of Parks & People’s work – engaging communities and community members rather than doing the work; work to create new park users and greeners to create and advocate for sustainable and effective neighborhood revitalization, etc.
• #20: Michele Romolini’s research on connectedness around environmental stewardship issues in Baltimore found Parks & People to be the organization with the highest degree of influence and activity in Baltimore. Outranks even the Office of Sustainability. Parks & People has grown its network and connections since its inception in 1984. Time-consuming yet effective work Introduce overview of programs to demonstrate how P&P engages individuals and communities through its programs
• #21: For decades Parks & People has worked with USFS and others to enhance the tree canopy. A 2007 analysis of Baltimore’s Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) conducted by the USFS with partners including P&P found a serious tree canopy deficiency in Baltimore with only a 27 percent UTC city-wide. Ultimately this led to the City’s adoption of the tree canopy goal and the creation of TreeBaltimore. In Spring of 2013, P&P planted nearly 1,000 trees. Doubling that # in 2013 To keep pace with maintenance it is working with other nonprofits through the TreeKeepers program and with neighborhood groups to educate and engage more citizens in tree maintenance.
• #22: For decades Parks & People has worked with USFS and others to enhance the tree canopy. A 2007 analysis of Baltimore’s Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) conducted by the USFS with partners including P&P found a serious tree canopy deficiency in Baltimore with only a 27 percent UTC city-wide. Ultimately this led to the City’s adoption of the tree canopy goal and the creation of TreeBaltimore. In Spring of 2013, P&P planted nearly 1,000 trees. Doubling that # in 2013 To keep pace with maintenance it is working with other nonprofits through the TreeKeepers program and with neighborhood groups to educate and engage more citizens in tree maintenance.
• #24: The community knows what it wants and what it will do. Guide don’t decide