Travel, Recreation and Culture
Find out where to go and what to know about the Chesapeake Bay region.
Moving one step closer to reducing flooding in D.C.’s Tidal Basin
August 16, 2022Seawall restoration marks the beginning of major changes to this historic landmark
Read storyMental health initiative connects UMD students with the outdoors
August 11, 2022Nature Rx @ UMD is one of several campus programs in the U.S.
Read storySeven locations around the watershed that hold a connection to the Underground Railroad
February 28, 2022Discover the important role the Chesapeake Bay holds in this critical era of our country’s history
Read storyA new park in Delaware honors the ‘people of the tidewater’
February 23, 2022Tidewater Park incorporates local culture and history into Laurel’s waterfront redevelopment
Read storyThe Pocomoke River adds a bit of bayou to the Chesapeake
February 11, 2022The 73-mile-long Pocomoke River in Delaware and Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay’s easternmost tributary
Read storyHome to rare wildlife and small towns, a rural region plans for the future
January 20, 2022New York’s Butternut Valley is finding ways to lift its communities while continuing its environmental gains
Read storyFly fishing ties together military veterans in the Chesapeake region
November 10, 2021Project Healing Water Fly Fishing was born in Washington, D.C.
Read storySix lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay with eerie pasts
October 29, 2021Make sure those lights guiding you on the Bay aren’t from a ghost
Read storyThe monarch butterfly is celebrated from the Bay to Mexico
October 15, 2021Each fall monarchs travel from the Chesapeake region to Mexico where they are honored as part of Día de los Muertos.
Read story5 reasons to fall in love with autumn in the Chesapeake
October 8, 2021From apple picking to fall foliage, the Bay watershed is fall-tastic!
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