Explore the hidden habitats of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

A turtle island, floating wetlands, oyster cages and more are sprinkled throughout the waterfront

By Jake Solyst |
Over a dozen turtles sit on a platform in a canal.
Turtle Island can be found at the Lancaster Canal, near the intersection of S. Caroline and Lancaster Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A patch of grass with shrubs floats in the middle of a canal in the harbor.
This floating wetland was installed in the Baltimore Inner Harbor in 2015. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A cage with oysters in it sits outside the water on the promenade.
The Baltimore Waterfront Partnership and Chesapeake Bay Foundation have over 120 oysters cages in the Baltimore harbor. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Plants in a long row on the waterfront.
This native plant garden can be found along the Harbor East promenade, where people come to enjoy a view of the water. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Four boxes stacked next to each other filled with debris.
The bug hotels are filled with wooded debris that mimics habitat insects would find in the wild. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Six turtles sit on half of a platform in the water.
Turtles are cold-blooded and need to warm up to digest their food. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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