TRAshART Auction 2012
May 20, 12-5 pm, Stansbury-Ballestone House on Rocky Point Golf Course in Essex. Auction from 1-4 pm. Historic mansion open for tours, food from Little Havanas, Beer tasting from Max’s Taphouse, Wine by Will Comotto, and General John Stricker’s Middle School Steel Drum Band. Live and Silent Auctions, work from sculptor Jim Pollock, MICA, Towson University, BCPS students, and community members. Tickets are $20, call 443-414-4384 or email savebackriver@gmail.com for more details or to reserve a ticket. See you there!
The Great Rain Barrel Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BRRCrainbarrels
Project Clean Stream 2012
Towson University Art Dept.
The BRRC had a busy 2 weeks of Project Clean Stream work this year. In 2 weeks, we had over 550 people – residents, community associations, schools, fraternities, sororities, art classes, boy and girl scouts, corporate groups, and more – cleaning up the river. We removed 6 dumpsters of trash and hundreds of tires from Back River, Northeast Creek, our adopted highway (Rt. 702), Waterford Landing community, Edgemere, Ridgeleigh Community, Essex Skypark Airport Beach, and Ballestone-Stansbury Mansion. Such dedication from the community members and BRRC board allowed this all to happen, and we would like to thank our donors and major helpers:
Site Captains: Keith Taylor, Patti Jones, Mary Taylor, Susan and Larry Farinetti, Clark Testerman, Molly Williams, Ellen Hubbard,
Titan Cranes, Inc. for use of their cranes and operator, Mike Brewer for donating food, Art Comer for cooking, Herb Ulrich for cooking and lending his grill, Johnny Olszewski Sr. for getting a crane donated, Mike Weir for helping clean up Rt. 702, AJ Bierman for letting us use his property and helping with the clean up, Home Depot for donating supplies, Edgemere Volunteer Fire Dept., GoTuGo portable restrooms, Towson University photography, Towson University art department, Constellation Energy, Jim Pollock, the Police Athletic League, Hawks Pleasure Club, Crossroads Academy, MICA, New Hope Academy, the BRRC board, and more!
Thank you, Marine Trades Association
The BRRC would like to give many thanks to the Marine Trades Association for their generous donation. Thanks to them, we now have a brand new 15 hp Mercury longshaft motor to add to our fleet. This will be a huge help in getting to different parts of Back River to remove trash and debris. We can’t thank you enough for your support!!
15 hp motor donated by the Marine Trades Association
Total trash/debris removed from Back River:
Just passed 600,000 lbs. and 3000 tires and counting…
**BALTIMORE 311** Smart Phone App
MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH ONE PICTURE
Baltimore has announced a new smartphone app that will enable citizens to easily report illegal dumping and littering in the city! This is huge news for the health of our water.
We need everyone with a smart phone to download the free app “Baltimore 311″ now and start to report illegal dumping in the city.
You can be a part of the change by reporting dumpings before they spread around the city and get into the water. The app is user-friendly, with an easy-to-use picture upload feature. You simply take a picture of the trash, send it in using this FREE app, and the City will take action. This is a free App! Now you can make a difference in Back River on your way to work! Let’s let Baltimore know that we want to see less litter!
For more information about the app, visit http://www.baltimorecity.gov/OfficeoftheMayor/NewsMedia/tabid/66/ID/1539/Mayor_Rawlings-Blake_Announced_New_Mobile_App_for_311.aspx
Spring Tree Plantings, Oysters, and Clean Ups!
The BRRC has had a busy set of spring events. Thanks to grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Constellation Energy, Baltimore County DEPS, and various partnerships, we planted 16 trees, built a greenhouse, maintained oyster cages, hosted school clean ups and field trips, and put together community awareness events!
Boom Manager, Clark Testerman planting trees with students in the watershed
If you want to get involved, check out our calendar of events on our website, or email savebackriver@gmail.com.
Bald Eagles nesting in Back River
This photo was taken on Back River in March 2012 by Jim Rode.
