Urban oasis: Alleviating climate change in Baltimore

By Tierra StoneAFRO Interntierrastone@afro.comFor many years now, in one corner of southwest Baltimore, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship has been taking progressive steps to help their neighborhood adapt to climate change. They have worked towards building a ten-acre forest, installed an urban apiary, and are one of the city’s resilience hubs.& Turning neighborhood churches into resiliency hubs is one of the many initiatives the Baltimore Office of Sustainability has created to help palliate the effects of climate change within the city. The office, founded in 2007, is focused on creating an environmentally safe atmosphere to improve the quality of life by lowering the amount of greenhouse gasses and carbon emissions.& One of the many ways Stillmeadow continues to be a driving force when it comes to mitigating climate change is by installing an urban apiary, which local beekeeper Bill Castro (far right) shows to students during the Beyond the Natural summer camp program. (Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy of Yorell Tuck)Mayor Brandon Scott has worked closely with the Baltimore Office of Sustainability to reach the goal of making sure the city becomes carbon-neutral by 2045.& “From the start of my administration, I have made it clear that sustainability and improving the lives of...