BGE’s Spring Gardens campus in South Baltimore is home to an official Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat. BGE is the first corporation to earn this recognition!
BGE’s Spring Gardens campus has been in continuous operation since 1855 and today is a base for approximately 400 employees, electric and gas operations, and three hard-to-miss Maryland-themed murals in South Baltimore.
What most people don’t know is it’s also a thriving wildlife habitat. Patterson Park Audubon Center recognized this, naming the 72-acre industrial facility an Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat. BGE is the first corporation to earn this recognition!
Bird-friendly habitats support residential and migratory birds by providing food, water, shelter, and a suitable place to raise their young. More than 50 different bird species have been identified at Spring Gardens, which is also the site of a pollinator garden, a 155 kW solar array and a 100-foot wide riparian forest buffer along the site’s waterfront.
BGE’s commitment to the environment is a core value of the company. We achieved the gold standard certification for environmental management, ISO 14001 certification and have been an EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2012. In addition, since 2013, the company has given 28,000 free trees to customers through a $500,000 grant to the Arbor Day Foundation. BGE’s Green Grants program also awards grants of up to $10,000 to non-profits dedicated to environmental programs throughout central Maryland each year.
Patterson Park Audubon Center works to protect birds and their habitats and to improve Baltimore for birds and people. Click
