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Patapsco River

Baltimore Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration, a Climate Line of Defense

Wetlands restoration and shoreline rehabilitation efforts in South Baltimore promise to make communities resilient against climate change and severe weather while spawning new green spaces. Scientists say it’s a new science that needs careful and closer scrutiny.

By Aman Azhar

Eric Schott, a marine researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and graduate student Ronita Sequeira set up nets to capture small fish and other aquatic organisms along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in South Baltimore. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News
Brad Rogers, left, and Rev. Richard Partlow, the interim executive director of Cherry Hill Development Corporation, one of the community partners of the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, on their way to a meeting at the Cherry Hill Strong's office nearby. Credit: Aman Azhar / Inside Climate News

In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain

By Aman Azhar

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