Wetlands project strives to prevent flooding, restore wildlife in South Baltimore

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Restored wetlands could help protect neglected South Baltimore communities

A project to restore 10 acres of the Hanover Street Wetlands broke ground — or marsh — on Friday. It’s part of the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative Wetland Restoration Project which eventually seeks to restore 11 miles, and 50 acres, of wetlands across the Middle Branch area: including around Brooklyn, Cherry Hill, Westport and the Baltimore Peninsula. It’s the largest coastal restoration project in the state. “We are bringing nature back to…