Project Trailblazer
Project Trailblazer (formerly All-EN, African-American Lifestyle Living for the Environment), was a Chesapeake Bay Trust funded initiative designed to get Black families outside to explore green and aquatic spaces and learn how to be better champions for the environment. We still continue to engage the community through education outreach initiatives that includes the annual Easter Geocache Egg Hunt and planting and invasive plant removal and exploring Maryland wetlands and national parks.
Easter GeoCache Egg Hunt
The inaugural Easter GeoCache Egg Hunt is where outdoor fun meets STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The youth community and their parents came together to learn about GeoCaching and how to apply those principles to search for Easter eggs.
What a great way to bring people together to explore the outdoors!
Masonville Cove: Planting Grass and sustainable fishing lesson.
Parents and youth came together to learn about shoreline erosion and planting grass and the merit of sustainable fishing.
Kayaking Ft. McHenry
BGD Scholars spent the day on the water to explore the watershed around Fort McHenry and learn about the Fort’s history during the War of 1812.
Kayak water safety orientation
BGD Scholars are navigating their way out into the open water
BGD Scholars Danielle and Kaiya are getting the hang of how to use their ore.
