- Why Conserve Small Forest Fragments and Individual Small Trees? Read this great article to find out.
- The Forest Patch First Aid is our own guide to the first steps in caring for a forest patch. Our Event Planning Sheet, Sign-In Sheet, and Waiver Form can make it easier to plan forest work events. Coming soon: info on how to get permission to work in a forest patch.
- You can use our Plant Removal Guide and Removal Timeline to identify invasive plants in your forest patch and learn how to effectively remove them, and when.
- Baltimore’s Forest Patches (2013) provides maps and figures about Baltimore’s forest patches; discusses the benefits they provide; analyzes current regulations; and makes recommendations for change.
- Our Baltimore Forest Patch Atlas shows Baltimore’s forest patches as identified through a 2012-2013 GIS analysis.
- The TreeKeepers program, sponsored by the Baltimore Tree Trust educates residents and increases their role in the care of the City’s trees.
- Parks & People’s Neighborhood Greening Grants can be a good resource for projects in neighborhood forest patches.
- TreeBaltimore can provide trees at no or low cost. Also check with Blue Water Baltimore and the Baltimore Orchard Project for trees that are appropriate for planting in forest patches.
- There’s new scientific research that shows how living near a forest benefits your brain health.
- A new report by the Nature Conservancy argues that the urban canopy should be considered—and funded—as a part of a city’s public health infrastructure.