Field Session

SUN-FS-02: Tale of Two Waterways: Investments in Natural System Solutions along Baltimore Waterways

Sunday, October 6, 2024

7:30am – 5:00pm ET

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 2

5.50 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL
Ticket Price: $150 per person

Field Session Leader(s)

Amelle Schultz, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers)

Principal
Ayers Saint Gross
Baltimore, Maryland

Session Guide
Christopher A. Streb, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his)

Learning and Innovation Leader
Biohabitats
Baltimore, Maryland

Field Session Presenter(s)

Charmaine Dahlenburg, ASLA

Director of Field Conservation
National Aquarium
Baltimore, Maryland
Adam Lindquist, MCP

Vice President, Healthy Harbor Initiative
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore
Towson, Maryland
Megan Born, ASLA (she/her/hers)

Associate Partner
Field Operations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Brad Rogers

Executive Director
South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

Learn about investments in natural systems that support healthy waterways and communities in Baltimore. Visit projects along the Inner Harbor and Middle Branch Waterways, including the National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetland, Mr. Trash Wheel, and the Middle Branch Resiliency Vision. The tour concludes with a boat ride on the Patapsco River.

Includes: transportation, boat ride admission. Moderate walking. Lunch on your own.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn how planning, design, and management strategies have resulted in increasingly healthy waterways and ecosystems.
Understand the unique history of these two unique waterways of the Patapsco River and their connection to adjacent communities.
Learn about the construction methodologies and challenges of designing and building water-based solutions.
Discuss the importance of allied professional collaboration in the planning and design process—particularly among landscape architects, environmental scientists, planners, ecological engineers, environmental executives, and the community.