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African American Historic Sites In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Be Documented

History resides in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that hasn't fully been documented. Black history, specifically. But now a partnership of organizations including the National Park Service will work to map and identify sites and landscapes in the watershed region significant to African American history and culture.

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.

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.

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.

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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