Marisa Wittlinger

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Marisa Wittlinger


Marissa is resident horticulturalist for the Annapolis Parks and Recreation. She enjoys working with City of Annapolis residents and volunteers to help beautify public spaces throughout the City. Nature is a place of solitude for Marissa. As a certified Arborist, Marissa loves trees. Marissa stewards many parks around the city, but Waterworks Park is her favorite hidden gem.


My Sacred Place


Annapolis Waterworks Park

This 500-acre park is situated one mile west of the Annapolis Mall, and is one of the few open-space resources in the area which provides the public with hiking trails, as well as places to picnic and fish.

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John Corea

John Corea, now a semi-retired public policy analyst, bought a house in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington DC in 2002. He quickly became intrigued by—and then obsessed with—a plot of land behind his house that was collectively owned by the community. Nestled between two city streets, Crispus Attucks Park is a “unique space: a hidden...

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