NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Designing a Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative in Harbor Hospital Wetlands (MD)
Organization:
South Baltimore Gateway Partnership
Project ID:
0318.22.072971
Description:

Design a living shoreline and finalize plans to re-establish 7 acres of aquatic habitat for migratory birds along the North Atlantic Flyway and protect a waterfront hospital in Baltimore City, Maryland. Project will reduce the risk of coastal flooding, increase resiliency to sea level rise in vulnerable areas, and restore habitat for wildlife.

Award Amount:
$650000.00
Location:
This project will take place in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City, a low-income African-American community.

It will specifically take place along the shoreline of the following address:

MedStar Harbor Hospital
3001 S Hanover St,
Baltimore, MD 21225

39.252259, -76.613198