Green Towson Alliance is writing to share that Dr. Carol Newill has stepped down from her role as a member of our Executive Committee after 11 years of dedicated service to the organization.
Carol is a founding member who brought together neighborhood greening chairs in the greater Towson area to share ideas and experience. From the first gathering in her home, to an organization now comprising more than 170 members Carol consistently advocated for a greener, cleaner, more beautiful community.
We want to thank Carol for her founding vision, dedication and significant impact. Her work created a meaningful legacy in trees planted, streams cleaned, parks created, public education advanced and significant policy achievements realized. Amongst her accomplishments, Carol led a workgroup that developed Radebaugh Park from abandoned greenhouses into a contemplative green space featuring many native trees, a meadow and walking path enjoyed by area residents. Carol was instrumental in recruiting and mentoring new neighborhood tree stewards to join our collaboration with Blue Water Baltimore’s annual Baltimore County Community Tree Planting program resulting in 2,655 trees planted since 2015. Another significant area of work by Carol was organizing our Stream Clean-ups, where over 26,000 pounds of trash have been removed in 11 years. We greatly appreciate Carol’s significant contributions, which benefit the entire Towson area.
We wish Carol well as she continues her contribution to the environment with her leadership on the Baltimore County Commission on Environmental Quality. If you need guidance on who is assuming leadership for Dr. Newill’s previous work, please contact us at greentowsonalliance@gmail.com