MedStar Health Partners to Restore Wetlands on MedStar Harbor Hospital Campus
(Written by MedStar Health)
BALTIMORE –MedStar Health has launched a major collaborative wetland restoration effort that is transforming more than 2,000 linear feet of degraded shoreline along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River and reestablishes approximately seven acres of diverse coastal ecosystem. The MedStar Harbor Hospital Wetlands Project, part of the broader Reimagine Middle Branch Plan, will help reduce flood risk by absorbing storm surges, improve water quality by filtering pollutants, and re-establish vital ecosystem and green space that were once prominent along South Baltimore’s waterfront.
The project is part of the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative (MBRI), the restoration arm of the Reimagine Middle Branch Plan adopted by the City of Baltimore in 2023. The initiative seeks to reconnect South Baltimore communities with a cleaner, greener waterfront and to one another. Developed in 2019 through a partnership between the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP), GreenVest, LLC, and MedStar Harbor Hospital’s Green & Wellness Team, the project was made possible through MedStar Harbor’s land access and collaboration to secure funding and approvals, helping launch this early phase of the MBRI.
…