| Mapping Priority Areas in Baltimore City |
In Baltimore, Audubon staff collaborate with community organizations to create and restore biodiverse habitat to support migratory birds such as wood thrush, American woodcock, and Baltimore oriole, especially in neighborhoods where a lack of green spaces has led to urban heat islands and stormwater overflows. Our goal is to create a greener, more climate-resilient city.
To help us determine which Baltimore neighborhoods have the greatest need, the Audubon team created a GIS map (shown above) with data from city agencies and organizational partners. It indicates areas of the city in which residents suffer the most from extreme temperatures and have the greatest need for increased tree canopy (shown in blue). The Baltimore team then worked with local partners to plan, create, and restore public spaces designed to benefit birds and people through native plants and trees that will provide migratory bird habitat, cool ambient temperatures, and help capture stormwater before it reaches local streams and the Chesapeake Bay.
Our community-driven conservation efforts are already underway in southwest and east Baltimore neighborhoods (shown in orange). In 2024, we are creating a healthier forest in Lakeland Park, seeding a meadow in Broadway East, and planting perennial gardens in a pocket park in Pigtown, thanks to organizational partnerships and generous funding from Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and private foundations. |
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