Our inaugural Harbor Splash in 2024 signified an incredible moment for the Baltimore Harbor. We celebrated over a decade of progress improving the health of the harbor and committed to continuing the work.
Watch the documentary Baltimore’s Healthy Harbor Initiative to see the story of how we got to Harbor Splash.
Together, we can make this swimmable every day.
“It was an important step, like I said, when I was a kid, I’d never imagine we’d be at a point where we can do this. Its a good day, and its a perfect day to do it!
If we continue doing what we have to at city government and clean up our water system, but also the litter, the trash, if everyone is more responsible. This is our responsibility collectively, and so everyone who wants the water to be cleaner make sure their holding their neighbors accountable, make sure their thinking about the wastes and resources, we can do this together!”
-Mayor Brandon Scott
Due to impacts from heavy rainfall leading up to the event, we made the decision to cancel Harbor Splash 2025 out of an abundance of caution.
Read more about why we canceled the event and what’s next for swimming in Baltimore Harbor at the link below.
Collective Action Cleaned This Harbor
For more than a decade, the Healthy Harbor Initiative has been championing the goal of a swimmable, fishable Baltimore Harbor in collaboration with a core group of non-profits, educational institutions, government officials, and business leaders and citizen volunteers.
Let’s Dive Deeper
We’ve been doing this a while.
Dive into our blogs, where we explore the data, science, and community working towards a cleaner harbor, today!
