Inspiring the City to explore, love, and clean the Baltimore Harbor
Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor Initiative works to restore and protect our City’s most valuable asset—the Baltimore Harbor. We believe the human affinity for nature, fostered by a direct emotional connection with the marine environment, will restore the balance between our city and our bay. Through our Healthy Harbor projects, programs, and partnerships, we are educating the public about what lives beneath the surface and how we can all fight for the urban ecosystem through the actions we take.
Clean water means cleaning and greening neighborhoods, and a healthy harbor equals a healthy city.
Restoration
The Great Baltimore Oyster Project is a community based oyster restoration effort that has grown over 1.3 million spat-on-shell in the Baltimore Harbor. A project of this scale has been made possible through the collaboration of Waterfront Partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, local resident volunteers, baltimore-based businesses, and partner organizations.
Education
With the goal of increasing environmental literacy within Baltimore City Schools, Harbor Scholars equips teachers with the knowledge, resources, and unique opportunities to make environmental education fun and engaging for their students.
Recreation
In FY2021, Waterfront Partnership began developing a plan for water recreation in the Baltimore Harbor. Based on stakeholder feedback, a plan of interconnected water trail routes and equitable public access points will be developed for use by paddle sport enthusiasts. The goal is to utilize a natural resource – state waterways – to provide users with an authentic way to connect with the marine environment in an urban setting rich with history and wildlife.
Keep Up On The Weekly Buzz
Whether you live a few steps from the waterfront or take the occasional trip to visit, Harbor Beat is your source for local news, community events, historical insights, food & wine recommendations, and district updates.