Trees of Green

Baltimore has really surprised all of us. We came into this expecting the typical urban environment, which in my mind included overlapping roads, tall buildings, fast-paced stores and shops, heavy pedestrian traffic, and your normal daily traffic in general. What we didn’t expect was to find a city that was rich in green parks, trails, and vegetation that, although limited, was growing quickly and becoming such an essential part of the Baltimore community.

It’s been rewarding knowing that Badger Six has been able to contribute to this mission of growth, and we’ve tallied up some numbers in our work:

•350 plugs planted
•5000 plants potted and weeded
•600 lbs. trash collected
•120 lbs of recycling collected
•6 truck loads of mulch transported
•65 trees planted
•1 rain garden created
•817 trees stripped of English Ivy
•3300lbs. invasive species collected
•1600 trees maintained
•3.5 miles of Jones Falls Trail maintained
•Maintained 9 urban tree plots
•Leveraged 162 volunteers
•18 rain barrels created

Our final day was a few days ago, and I’m happy to say we’ve gotten things done, added a lot more green to Baltimore, and a bit more tan to our image.