Danny here! Greetings from the snowy slopes in Whitetail resort in PA. We here at Tilt are on retreat for the next few days and hitting the trails together. Fortunately, I can post blogs on the fly!

We sat down with Fastspot to talk about their totally unique online design application encouraging community involvement in Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project.

Click here to design your own leaf!

Today’s Prize: 3 tons of Carbon Offsets in your name! This is the average use for an entire family home in one year! Pretty cool, huh?

Remember, winning daily prizes hinges upon your comments on the blog!

What are you waiting for? Comment away!

Designed by from top to bottom, left to right:
DDG Green
Holly Barnard
Jamie Barnett
Greg Bennett
Kim Bentley
Anne Ditmeyer
Kristian Bjornard
Alison Mcelheny
Alyssa Recht
Whitney Sherman

Thanks to all the designers and artists who created these banners! You will be able to see the entire exhibition starting at the end of March. If you would like to pre-order one or more of these banners as a bag, t-shirt, or poster please visit our Shop page

And don’t forget to comment to be eligible for today’s prize which is a full set of UFP banner buttons!

Hi all! Danny here. I can’t believe that the kick-off for Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project is only a month away! It seems like yesterday, when really we started planning for this project this past summer. Along the way we’ve met some great people who are truely committed to creating change. I’d like to piggy-back on Rachael and Jess’ sentiments, and say a huge thank you to everyone who has participated thus far. We really couldn’t have done it without you!

So why are you here reading this? Well, for one week only its all about the blog, the designers, and you! Over this next week we will have daily give-aways to commenting users. T-shirts, buttons, posters, and hand-painted tiles will be among the prizes! One never before seen banners will be revealed per day as well as a special 5 minute interviews with just a few of the participating designers.

That means, comment away! Let us know what you think about this effort. Check the list below to see all the upcoming interviews this week.

Today’s Prize A free UFP t-shirt

Hey everyone, Denise here! We’re just so psyched about Baltimore’s enthusiasm for the Urban Forest Project . Your energy pours forth everyday with so many people calling, emailing, dropping in – they want to know how they can help the UFP be an awesome experience. The answer is simple – and very cool too. Be a UFP sponsor!!!

Check this out. The UFP tells the story of trees – and why we need more of them. During the UFP, you will see “trees” throughout Baltimore that are created from banners on poles. Now imagine a real tree in it’s place. How easy it is to see the difference made by one single tree! The real difference is of course what it does for our environment, but wow, to be surrounded by them is truly visually inspiring.

Be a sponsor. You help us “plant” the UFP trees by sponsoring the banners that are hung on the poles. Each banner displays the banner sponsor’s name on the bottom (see below)! How amazing it will feel to see YOUR NAME there!!! And you know all your friends will want to check it out. Your contribution pays for the banner to be printed and then, when the UFP ends, all proceeds are donated to TreeBaltimore - which plants REAL trees throughout the city!

Sponsor a banner now! Save a tree and make your contribution online. You’ll see all the other ways you can help too. One of the best ways, always, is to tell your friends and employers to help too. Be sure to ask your neighborhood businesses for their support!

This movement towards growing greener is happening everyday because you truly care. And so do we. Thank you for sponsoring the UFP and creating change!