Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

NPS And Partners Working Towards A Healthier, More Accessible Chesapeake Bay

As efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay continue, with the help of the National Park Service, there's also an effort underway to see a Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area added to the park system.

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September 23rd, 2020

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Spring Runoff Producing Larger-Than-Average "Dead Zone" In Chesapeake Bay

Four years ago a multi-state agreement was written to focus on restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its feeder streams. Unfortunately, researchers who monitor the health of the bay now are forecasting a larger-than-average Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" in 2018, due to increased rainfall in the watershed this spring.

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June 25th, 2018

Birds And Shoreline Hardening Aren't Compatible In Chesapeake Bay

In a finding likely to have widespread ramifications, U.S. Geological Survey researchers have concluded that structures built to protect Chesapeake Bay shorelines from storm surge and sea level rise are not good for waterbirds.

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March 3rd, 2018

Great Blue Heron Return To Chesapeake Conservancy's Eastern Shore Webcam Early

They're back, two weeks early, to nest along the Chesapeake Bay. This webcam operated by the Chesapeake Conservancy is focused on a nest the great blue herons hopefully will raise some young in this spring.

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February 20th, 2018

Visitor Center Hits The Road At Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

Last weekend, the “Roving Ranger,” a new mobile visitor center for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, made its inaugural voyage to Mallows Bay on the Potomac River. The vehicle is the size of a delivery truck and features large images of the Chesapeake Bay on all sides.

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April 25th, 2017

National Parks Conservation Association Working Year-Round To Protect National Park Waters

The health of America’s national parks depends upon the health of the waters that surround, and flow through, them. At the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), we work every day to protect and restore waterways across the country to benefit national parks, the communities that surround them, and the millions of people who visit them each year.

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April 2nd, 2017

Site Of Powhatan Chiefdom Added To National Park System In Virginia

A promontory jutting into the York River in Virginia that was the center of the Powhatan Chiefdom when Captain John Smith reached the new world in 1607 has been added to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail to help tell a key story in the history of America.

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December 4th, 2016

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Chesapeake Conservancy Raising Funds For Great Blue Heron Webcam

The Chesapeake Conservancy is launching a campaign to raise donations to pay for a wildlife webcam featuring a great blue heron rookery located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

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March 4th, 2016

Concessionaires Want More Investment, Business Opportunities, In National Parks

National park concessionaires, deeply concerned over what they see as three decades of stagnant visitation to the National Park System, want Congress to authorize better marketing of the parks, longer "high" seasons in the parks they believe would generate more revenues for infrastructure improvements, and expanded concessionaire opportunities in the parks.

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March 30th, 2015

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Paddling Through History On The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

We knew we were being watched. We skimmed across the water, with our paddle blades rising and falling in a quick cadence. From its tall perch atop a pine, a bald eagle slowly rotated its white-feathered head and kept its eyes on us as we paddled further across Menokin Bay towards Cat Point Creek.

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February 4th, 2015

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