Even GreenVest’s legal team enjoys getting out in nature!
Dana Cooper, Team GV’s General Counsel, recently chaperoned a trip to Masonville Cove (located in South Baltimore, near our MBRI projects) for her daughter’s Girl Scout Daisy Troop.
Masonville Cove is the nation’s first Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, in the heart of South Baltimore, with over 251 bird species calling the refuge home. Apart from the nature center and waterfront public trails, visitors can also meet Captain Trash Wheel (a 40-foot-long trash clean-up machine) and spot Baltimore City’s first known pair of nesting bald eagles.
On this windy Saturday, the Daisies took part in the Wildlife Mysteries Unleashed program, which was taught by Living Classrooms staff. They learned about local wildlife, including how to identify their tracks and scat, and put their new knowledge into practice on a nature walk.
The Daisies were excited to learn how Captain Trash Wheel helps keep trash out of the waters of the Patapsco River, protecting fish and other aquatic wildlife. Everyone was thrilled to see two bald eagle nests and surprised to hear that these nests can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds.
The field trip left Dana thinking about the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative and the larger impact that GreenVest’s work will have on the communities of South Baltimore and the Patapsco River watershed.
“Masonville Cove is such a special place. It’s amazing to encounter this natural environment surrounded by industrial port properties. Visiting made me extra excited about the work that GreenVest is doing with the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative. I love that the living shorelines and enhanced habitats we’re going to be creating will be a fantastic compliment to Masonville Cove and will bring more beauty and environmental uplift to this part of Baltimore.”
– Dana Cooper
It was a meaningful outing, filled with nature, environmental education, and comradery. At the end of the day, the Daisies all earned their Wildlife Observer badges!
