Federal lawmakers are renewing a push to create a Chesapeake National Recreation Area, a designation that would bring parts ...

a bill to give parts of the Chesapeake Bay over to the National Park Service to form a federally recognized recreation area. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. John Sarbanes, both Democrats ...

impacted national park sites across Maryland, from Assateague Island National Seashore to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, leaving some already thinly staffed parks to grapple with a sudden loss of ...

In 2020, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland and Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia led the call for legislation to establish a Chesapeake National Recreation Area and the campaign for a park unit ...

In the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has programs to help continue conservation efforts.