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!
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.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
Join the Chesapeake Conservancy Bay Bridge Run Team!
Bay Bridge Run Details: Sunday, November 13, 2022 First wave starts at 7:00 a.m. 10k (6.2 miles) across the entire length of the Bay Bridge Starting at Northrop Grumman in Annapolis and finishing on Kent Island Over 20,000 participants! Run or walk, it's your choice
Registration Code- CC22
- Register for the race!
Featured Sections
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!
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
A new public waterfront park shares 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
