Save Greenbury Point
There's a proposal before the Navy to UNconserve the Greenbury Point Conservation Area for purposes of a second golf course. Please sign this petition to #savegreenburypoint, write to members of Congress AND SHARE!
Wildlife Webcams
Check out our three wildlife webcams featuring Osprey, Peregrine Falcons, and Great Blue Heron! Thanks to our partners at Explore.org and the cam property owners, we are proud to bring you these live streams of some of Chesapeake’s most iconic species!Show Your Support for the CNRA
You can show your support for the creation of the Chesapeake National Recreation Area!
Brought to you in partnership with REI Co-op, The Landmark Project, and Chesapeake Conservancy and coalition partners, you can purchase a hat & sticker from 3 participating REI locations:
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If you can't make it to a local REI and still want to support the campaign, you can purchase at TheLandmarkProject.com
2022 Bay Paddle
Thank you to the 2022 ChesapeakeBay Paddle!
The third annual Bay Paddle, held August 27-28, 2022, raised more than $46,000 to benefit Oyster Recovery Partnership, Chesapeake Conservancy and Waterkeepers Chesapeake. The 45-mile, 2-day, staged paddle race began at Haven Harbour South Marina in Rock Hall and finished in Cambridge, Maryland. Since 2020, Bay Paddle has elicited over $330,000 in charitable donations. Chesapeake Conservancy extends our heartfelt gratitude to Bay Paddle Founder Chris Hopkinson; Bay Paddle 2022 sponsors Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Pacifico and Ørsted; and the 2022 Bay Paddlers!
Proceeds from this 215-mile, 8-day, staged paddle race founded by Chris Hopkinson benefited two incredible non-profits: Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) and their oyster restoration efforts and the Chesapeake Conservancy for the United for a Chesapeake National Recreation Area advocacy efforts!
Featured Sections
Virtual River Tours
While nothing beats the experience of seeing the beauty of the Chesapeake firsthand, we’ve created virtual river tours along the trail, similar to Google Street View, so that you can explore the Chesapeake.
United for a Chesapeake National Recreation Area
Imagine a 21st-century park—a collection of parks in the Chesapeake Bay that bring national and international attention to the Bay’s significant natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources.
Conserving 30% of the Chesapeake by 2030
Learn about our data-driven campaign to protect 30% of the Chesapeake's lands by 2030 as some of the world’s leading scientists are calling for dramatic increases in conservation efforts and habitat protection at a global scale.
Special Conservation Projects
Rappahannock Tribe’s “Return to the River”
A private donor, Chesapeake Conservancy and NFWF helped return 465 acres of their ancestral homeland to the Rappahannock Tribe. However, nearby land along Fones Cliffs remains unprotected and vulnerable.
Middle Chesapeake Sentinel Landscape – Nanticoke River
Chesapeake Conservancy has served as a leader in the Nanticoke watershed where a network of unlikely partners that all have a common mission of conserving open space and resources work together.
Chesapeake Tributaries Initiative
Together with our partners, Chesapeake Conservancy is using precision conservation to create a healthier environment upstream, for a healthier Chesapeake Bay downstream.
Elktonia Beach
Partners are working to create a public waterfront park to share the Chesapeake's Black history at an important cultural and historic site for Black Americans in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo Credit: Maryland State Archives, MSA SC 2140-1-155
