Community Partners

The Chesapeake Conservancy (formerly the Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail) gained the strength needed to create the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail from its coaltion of community partners. More than 180 groups have supported this effort. They are groups of all kinds: state and local government agencies, businesses and business groups, tourist associations, and non-profit groups.

Become a partner

We are still developing the trail and helping communities plan for their future and conserve the places that make their place special. Join our coaltion of organizations. Help expand the John Smith Chesapeake Trail.  Conserve the Chesapeake’s treasured landscapes and increase public access to the bay. Encourage heritage tourism in the Chesapeake region. We will keep you informed and engaged.

Nonprofits

  • 1000 Friends of Maryland
  • Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
  • American Canoe Association
  • American Farmland Trust
  • American Rivers
  • Anacostia Watershed Society
  • Annapolis Maritime Museum
  • APVA Preservation Virginia
  • Barrier Islands Center
  • Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce
  • BikeWalk Virginia
  • Boone & Crockett Club
  • Calvert Marine Museum
  • Canoe Club of Greater Harrisburg
  • Cape Charles Historical Society
  • Cecil Land Trust, Inc.
  • Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Chesapeake Experience
  • Chester River Association
  • Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore
  • Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park
  • Clean Virginia Waterways
  • Codorus Creek Improvement Partnership
  • Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Delaware Council on Greenways and Trails
  • Delaware Wild Lands
  • Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences
  • Discovery Creek, Children’s Museum
  • Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
  • Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission
  • Elizabeth River Project
  • Friends of Chesapeake Gateways
  • Friends of Garrett Island
  • Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
  • Friends of the Nescopeck
  • Friends of the Rappahannock
  • Friends of the Rivers of Virginia
  • Garden Club of America
  • George Washington’s Fredericksburg Foundation
  • Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce
  • Hancock’s Resolution
  • Havre de Grace Maritime Museum
  • Izaak Walton League of America
  • James River Association
  • Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
  • Lancaster-York Heritage Region
  • Laurel Chamber of Commerce
  • Lehigh Valley Canoe Club
  • Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council
  • Lower Shore Land Trust
  • Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway, Inc.
  • Lynnhaven River Now
  • Marine Trades Association of Maryland
  • Maryland League of Conservation Voters
  • Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus
  • Maryland Tourism Council
  • Maryland Watermen’s Association
  • Maryland’s Pride
  • Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc
  • Nanticoke Watershed Alliance
  • National Aquarium in Baltimore
  • National Geographic Society
  • National Parks and Conservation Association
  • National Sailing Hall of Fame
  • New Kent Chamber of Commerce
  • No Child Left Inside Coalition
  • Northampton County Chamber of Commerce
  • Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
  • Oyster Recovery Partnership
  • Paw Paw Museum of Port Deposit
  • Pennsylvania Environmental Council
  • Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
  • Potomac Conservancy
  • Preservation Delaware, Inc.
  • Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Sassafras River Association
  • Schooner Virginia
  • Schuylkill River Greenway Association
  • Southern Delaware Tourism
  • Sultana Projects, Inc.
  • Susquehanna Colloquium for Nature and Human Communities
  • Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies
  • Susquehanna River Trail Association
  • The Conservation Fund
  • The Edna Mills Restoration Project
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • The New Forest Society
  • The Student Conservation Association
  • The Trust for Public Lands
  • Tidewater Marine Trade Association of Virginia
  • Urban Land Institute
  • Virginia Association for Parks
  • Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper
  • Washington Smart Growth Alliance
  • Waterkeeper Alliance
  • Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
  • Wiconisco Creek Restoration Association
  • Wildlands Conservancy

Government

  • Accohannock Indian Tribe, Inc.
  • Alexandria Archaeology
  • Anne Arundel County
  • Arlington County
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
  • Cecil County
  • Chesapeake Bay Commission
  • Chesapeake Executive Council
  • Chickahominy Indian Tribe
  • City of Annapolis
  • City of Fredericksburg
  • City of Harrisburg
  • City of Norfolk
  • City of Richmond
  • City of Salisbury
  • City of Seaford
  • City of Virginia Beach
  • County of Accomack
  • County of Albemarle
  • County of Charles City
  • County of Henrico
  • County of Stafford
  • Dauphin County Conservation District
  • Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
  • Delaware Economic Development Office
  • Delaware Heritage Commission
  • Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs
  • Delaware House of Representatives
  • Delaware Public Archives
  • Delaware State Senate
  • Dorchester County
  • Dorchester County Tourism
  • Dorchester County Tourism Department
  • Dorchester Soil Conservation District
  • Governor Ed Rendell
  • Governor Martin O’Malley
  • Governor Tim Kaine
  • Harford County
  • Heart of Chesapeake County Heritage Area
  • Isle of Wright County
  • James City County
  • Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
  • King William County
  • Lancaster County Planning Commission
  • Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs
  • Maryland Department of Environment
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Maryland Department of Planning: Maryland Historical Trust
  • Maryland Department of Transportation
  • Maryland Tributary Strategy Program
  • Maryland’s Tributary Teams
  • Mid-Shore Regional Council (Caroline, Dorchester & Talbot Counties)
  • Nanticoke Indian Association, Inc.
  • Nauticus
  • Nelson County
  • New Castle County
  • Northampton County
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality
  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  • Pennsylvania State Senate
  • Prince William County
  • Queenstown
  • Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Rural Maryland Council
  • Somerset County Tourism
  • Stafford County
  • Surry County
  • Talbot County
  • The Mayor and Commissioners of the Town of Vienna, MD
  • The Salisbury Zoological Park
  • Town of Bel Air
  • Town of Cecilton
  • Town of Colonial Beach
  • Town of Elkton
  • Town of Federalsburg
  • Town of Laurel
  • Town of North East
  • Town of Occoquan
  • Town of Perryville
  • Town of Port Deposit
  • Town of Rising Sun
  • Upper Shore Regional Council (Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne’s Counties)
  • Virginia Council on Indians
  • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  • Virginia House of Delegates
  • Virginia Senate
  • Virginia Tourism Corporation
  • Washington D.C. Archaeology
  • Washington D.C. Department of the Environment
  • Wicomico County
  • Worcester County
  • Worcester County Tourism
  • York County

Colleges & Universities

  • Bucknell University Environmental Center
  • Chesapeake College
  • Harcum College
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Maryland’s Center for Heritage Resource Studies
  • Washington College