Travel, Recreation and Culture
Find out where to go and what to know about the Chesapeake Bay region.
Six sites throughout the watershed that honor lands once occupied by Indigenous tribes
November 27, 2024Original inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay watershed remembered through their ancestral lands
Read storyChesapeake hikes that take my breath away–literally
November 17, 2024A guided hike is held as part of the annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville, Md., on Nov. 2, 2021. Earl "Bud" Reaves, a forester with Anne Arundel County, helped point out unique features of the biodiversity and landscape of Bacon Ridge. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Read storyFive Hispanic leaders fighting for cleaner water in D.C. and beyond
October 16, 2024Hispanic leaders working within the Chesapeake Bay region are diversifying the environmental industry
Read storyThe colorful trout that pass through Passage Creek
October 2, 2024The 38-mile-long Passage Creek weaves in and out of a sheltered part of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
Read storyBohemia River and its ties to a famous Chesapeake Bay mapmaker
September 11, 2024The Bohemia River meanders through Md. and Del. before flowing to the Elk River.
Read storyMuddy Creek is a hidden gem home to fly fishing, hiking, tubing and more
August 19, 2024Muddy Creek meets the Susquehanna River north of the Conowingo Dam, shortly before it flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyOut of 123 Chesapeake Bay beaches—here are six not to miss
July 11, 2024A pandemic project turns into a personal journey to discover the Chesapeake
Read storyBlack history revived at a historic Chesapeake Bay beach
July 2, 2024A project that has been in the making for decades is underway with newly acquired land
Read storyHike leader looks back on one of the longest running LGBTQ outdoor groups in Washington, D.C.
June 28, 2024Adventuring LGBTQ has been active since the early 1979
Read storyBaltimoreans swim again at Harbor Splash 2024
June 24, 2024Years of reducing sewage and litter pay off
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