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www.nps.gov/cajo 1 Conservation & Trail Protection The Chesapeake Trail commissioned and assisted in the completion of an Archeological Overview and Assessment (AOA) of Werowocomoco , residence of Powhatan and the site of the first meetings between Native leaders and English colonists. The 183-page report summarizes the current state of archeological research and offers direction for future preservation and management of the archeological resources found on this historical site, which, in 2016, was acquired and protected by the National Park Service as part of the Chesapeake Trail. Staff at the trail manage the site in collaboration with staff at Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Va., and seven tribal partners. The AOA will be used to inform geophysical surveys and future archeological testing in partnership with tribal governments, as well as help NPS managers understand the complexity of human experience on the landscape from thousands of years ago to present day, including Native life, early Colonial occupation, and the experiences of enslaved Africans and African Americans. NPS is working diligently to provide public programming at Werowocomoco within the next few years. The Harford Land Trust of Harford County, Md., partnered with Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, and Harford County Government to permanently preserve Belle Vue Farm —a 347-acre property that sits on one mile of undeveloped Chesapeake Bay coastline located along the Chesapeake Trail. The property will serve as a future county park for the enjoyment of the public and will be managed by Harford County’s Department of Parks & Recreation. Learn more about this conservation success story here . Indigenous Cultural Landscapes: The Indigenous Cultural Landscape concept represents the context of American Indian people in the Chesapeake Bay region and their interactions with the landscape. Studying and describing ICLs in partnership with tribal citizens is important for those communities and for trail protection and interpretation. Each study illustrates historic and contemporary landscapes that tribal members identify as important. All ICL reports are now available on the trail’s website , which also features a timeline of ICL research. Chesapeake National Historic Trail Top photo: Kayakers paddle along the Chesapeake Trail, which runs through Jefferson Patterson Park in Calvert County, Md. (Will Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program) Captain John Smith 2020 STATE OF THE TRAIL The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Chesapeake Trail) is a 3,000-mile-long water trail that highlights the landscapes and stories of Native people who lived here prior to English colonization; the voyages of Captain John Smith and his crew from 1607-1609, which were documented in remarkably precise maps and journals; and the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. There are countless ways to explore the trail—by land and by water—as it winds through Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and the District of Columbia.
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C o n s e r v a t i o n & T r a i l P r o t e c t i o n T h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l c o m m is s io n e d a n d a s s i s t e d in t h e c o m p le t io n o f a n

A r c h e o l o g i c a l O v e r v i e w a n d A s s e s s m e n t (A O A ) o f W e r o w o c o m o c o , r e s id e n c e o f P o w h a t a n a n d t h e s i t e o f t h e fi r s t m e e t in g s b e t w e e n N a t i v e le a d e r s a n d E n g l i s h c o lo n is t s . T h e 1 8 3 -p a g e r e p o r t s u m m a r i z e s t h e c u r r e n t s t a t e o f a r c h e o lo g ic a l r e s e a r c h a n d o ff e r s d i r e c t io n f o r f u t u r e p r e s e r v a t io n a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e a r c h e o lo g ic a l r e s o u r c e s f o u n d o n t h i s h i s t o r i c a l s i t e , w h ic h , in 2 0 1 6 , w a s a c q u i r e d a n d p r o t e c t e d b y t h e N a t io n a l P a r k S e r v i c e a s p a r t o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l . S t a ff a t t h e t r a i l m a n a g e t h e s i t e in c o l la b o r a t io n w i t h s t a ff a t C o lo n ia l N a t io n a l H is t o r i c a l P a r k in Y o r k t o w n , V a ., a n d s e v e n t r ib a l p a r t n e r s .

T h e A O A w i l l b e u s e d t o in f o rm g e o p h y s i c a l s u r v e y s a n d f u t u r e a r c h e o lo g ic a l t e s t in gin p a r t n e r s h ip w i t h t r ib a l g o v e r n m e n t s , a s w e l l a s h e lp N P S m a n a g e r s u n d e r s t a n d t h e c o m p le x i t y o f h u m a n e x p e r i e n c e o n t h e la n d s c a p e f r o m t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s a g o t o p r e s e n t d a y , in c lu d in g N a t i v e l i f e , e a r ly C o lo n ia l o c c u p a t io n , a n d t h e e x p e r i e n c e s o f e n s la v e d A f r i c a n s a n d A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n s . N P S i s w o r k in g d i l ig e n t ly t o p r o v id e p u b l i c p r o g r a m m in g a t W e r o w o c o m o c o w i t h in t h e n e x t f e w y e a r s .

T h e H a r f o r d L a n d T r u s t o f H a r f o r d C o u n t y , M d ., p a r t n e r e d w i t h A b e r d e e n P r o v in g G r o u n d , M a r y la n d ’s D e p a r tm e n t o f N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s , a n d H a r f o r d C o u n t y G o v e r n m e n t t o p e rm a n e n t ly p r e s e r v e B e l l e V u e F a r m —a 3 4 7 -a c r e p r o p e r t y t h a t s i t so n o n e m i le o f u n d e v e lo p e d C h e s a p e a k e B a y c o a s t l in e lo c a t e d a lo n g t h e C h e s a p e a k eT r a i l . T h e p r o p e r t y w i l l s e r v e a s a f u t u r e c o u n t y p a r k f o r t h e e n jo y m e n t o f t h e p u b l i c a n d w i l l b e m a n a g e d b y H a r f o r d C o u n t y ’s D e p a r tm e n t o f P a r k s & R e c r e a t io n . L e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h i s c o n s e r v a t io n s u c c e s s s t o r y h e r e .

I n d i g e n o u s C u l t u r a l L a n d s c a p e s : T h e In d ig e n o u s C u lt u r a l L a n d s c a p e c o n c e p t r e p re s e n t s t h e c o n te x t o f A m e r ic a n In d ia n p e o p le in t h e C h e s a p e a k e B a y r e g io n a n d th e ir in te r a c t io n s w ith t h e la n d s c a p e . S t u d y in g a n d d e s c r ib in g IC L s in p a r t n e r s h ip w ith t r ib a l c it iz e n s is im p o r t a n t fo r t h o s e c o m m u n it ie s a n d fo r t r a il p ro te c t io n a n d in te r p re t a t io n . E a c h s t u d y illu s t r a te s h is to r ic a n d c o n te m p o ra r y la n d s c a p e s t h a t t r ib a l m e m b e r s id e n t if y a s im p o r t a n t . A ll IC L r e p o r t s a r e n o w a v a ila b le o n t h e t r a il ’s w e b s it e , w h ic h a ls o f e a tu re s a t im e lin e o f IC L r e s e a r c h .

C h e s a p e a k e N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c T r a i l

T o p p h o t o : K a y a k e r s p a d d l e a l o n g t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l , w h i c h r u n s t h r o u g h J e ff e r s o nP a t t e r s o n P a r k i n C a l v e r t C o u n t y , M d . (W i l l P a r s o n , C h e s a p e a k e B a y P r o g r a m )

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2 0 2 0 S T A T E O F T H E T R A I LT h e C a p t a i n J o h n S m i t h C h e s a p e a k e N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c T r a i l (C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l ) i s a 3 ,0 0 0 -m i l e -l o n g w a t e r t r a i l t h a t h i g h l i g h t s t h e l a n d s c a p e s a n d s t o r i e s o f N a t i v e p e o p l e w h o l i v e d h e r e p r i o r t oE n g l i s h c o l o n i z a t i o n ;t h e v o y a g e s o f C a p t a i n J o h n S m i t h a n d h i s c r e w f r o m 1 6 0 7 -1 6 0 9 , w h i c h w e r e d o c u m e n t e di n r e m a r k a b l y p r e c i s e m a p s a n d j o u r n a l s ; a n d t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e B a ya n d i t s t r i b u t a r i e s . T h e r e a r e c o u n t l e s s w a y s t o e x p l o r e t h e t r a i l—b y l a n d a n d b y w a t e r—a s i t w i n d s t h r o u g h V i r g i n i a , M a r y l a n d , P e n n s y l v a n i a ,D e l a w a r e , N e w Y o r k , a n d t h e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a .

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T h e t r a i l p i lo t e d a W e r o w o c o m o c o A n c e s t r a l L a n d s C o r p s I n d i v i d u a l P l a c e m e n t P r o g r a m , a 2 6 -w e e k o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t r ib a l y o u t h t o b e in v o lv e d in p a r k o p e r a t io n s , p r e s e r v a t io n , a n d t h e v i s i t o r e x p e r i e n c e a t W e r o w o c o m o c o . P a r t i c ip a n t s e a r n e d u c a t io n a l c r e d i t a s w e l l a s d i r e c t h i r in g a u t h o r i t y f o r t w o y e a r s . T h e 2 0 2 0 W e r o w o c o m o c o A n c e s t r a l L a n d s in t e r n s w e r e C h e y e n n e S h e r w i n a n d C o n n o r T u p p o n c e , w h o c o m p le t e d t h e i r in t e r n s h ip f r o m A u g u s t2 0 2 0 t o F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 1 . C h e y e n n e S h e r w in , M ik i s e w C r e e F i r s t N a t io n o f A lb e r t a ,C a n a d a , i s a s t u d e n t a t t h e U n iv e r s i t y o f M o n t a n a , w h e r e s h e m a jo r s in N a t i v e A m e r i c a n s t u d ie s a n d a n t h r o p o lo g y , w i t h a f o c u s o n a r c h e o lo g y . S h e i s f r o m w e s t e r n N o r t h C a r o l in a . C o n n o r T u p p o n c e i s a c i t i z e n o f t h e U p p e r M a t t a p o n i In d ia n T r ib e in K in g W i l l i a m , V a . H e i s a n a v id o u t d o o r s m a n w i t h a h e a r t f o r c o n s e r v a t io n a n d a p p l i e s h i s c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e t o e v e r y t h in g h e d o e s .

M s . S h e r w in a n d M r. T u p p o n c e w e r e b a s e d a t C o lo n ia l N a t io n a l H is t o r i c a l P a r k a n d w o r k e d a lo n g s id e N P S r a n g e r s a n d s t a ff in f o u r d iff e r e n t d i v i s io n s w i t h in t h e p a r k—In t e r p r e t a t io n & E d u c a t io n , L a w E n f o r c e m e n t , F a c i l i t y M a n a g e m e n t ,a n d R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t—in o r d e r t o b e c o m e f a m i l ia r w i t h h o w t h e d i v i s io n sw o r k t o g e t h e r a n d o p e r a t e w it h in t h e g r e a t e r n a t io n a l p a r k s y s t e m . E a c h d iv is io np r o v id e d o p p o r t u n it ie s t o a p p ly s k i l ls a n d k n o w le d g e t o t h o s e s a m e o p e r a t io n s a t W e r o w o c o m o c o . To le a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e A n c e s t r a l L a n d s p r o g r a m , c lic k h e r e .

R e m i S h a u l l -T h o m p s o n s e r v e d a s t h e t r a i l ’s in t e r p r e t a t io n in t e r n f r o m J u n e 2 0 2 0 t o J u n e 2 0 2 1 t h r o u g h t h e S t u d e n t C o n s e r v a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n a n d A m e r i C o r p s . In h e r w o r k a t t h e t r a i l , s h e g a in e d p r o f e s s io n a l e x p e r i e n c e in t h e fi e ld s o f in t e r p r e t a t io n a n d c o m m u n ic a t io n s w i t h in N P S w h i le d e e p e n in g h e r u n d e r s t a n d in g o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e B a y ’s c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e a n d t h e m a n a g e -m e n t o f h i s t o r i c s i t e s . In t h e fi r s t h a l f o f h e r t e n u r e , s h e w r o t e b lo g s a n d s o c ia l m e d ia p o s t s , a s s i s t e d w i t h f u n d in g p r o p o s a ls , a n d c r e a t e d a c o lo r in g b o o k a n d t h e fi r s t e d i t io n o f c o l l e c t i b l e t r a d i n g c a r d s f o r c h i l d r e n t h a t h ig h l ig h t a s p e c t s o f A m e r i c a n In d ia n h e r i t a g e s p e c ifi c t o t h e t r ib e s o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e B a y r e g io n . F o r e x a m p le , o n t h e “P o w W o w ” c a r d p i c t u r e d t o p m id d le , w e le a r n a b o u t m o d e r n -d a y c e le b r a t io n s o f A m e r i c a n In d ia n c u l t u r e . In t h e s e c o n dh a l f o f h e r t e n u r e , s h e u p d a t e d t h e t r a i l ’s w e b s i t e w i t h n e w c o n t e n t , in c lu d in gin t e r p r e t i v e m a p s a n d a r t i c le s . R e m i g r a d u a t e d in 2 0 19 f r o m P r in c e t o n U n iv e r s i t yw i t h d e g r e e s in E n g l i s h , c r e a t i v e w r i t in g , a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t u d ie s .

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T o p l e f t : A n c e s t r a l L a n d s i n t e r n s C o n n o r T u p p o n c e (l e f t ) a n d C h e y e n n e S h e r w i n (r i g h t ) p e r f o r m c u r a t o r i a l w o r k a t C o l o n i a l N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c a l P a r k . (N P S )

T o p m i d d l e : T h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l ’ s c o l l e c t i b l e t r a d i n g c a r d s a r e a r e s o u r c e f o r c h i l d r e n t o b e g i n l e a r n i n g a b o u t l i f e i n t h e C h e s a p e a k e B a y f r o m a n i n d i g e n o u s p e r s p e c t i v e . (N P S )

T o p r i g h t : C o n n o r T u p p o n c e p e r f o r m s a t ap o w w o w i n f u l l r e g a l i a . (C o n n o r T u p p o n c e )

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T h e t r a i l a n d i t s p r in c ip a l n o n p r o fi t p a r t n e r , C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y , h o s t e d a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s i n t e r n o v e r t h e s u m m e r. H a n n a h D i c k i n s o n , a n O k la h o m a n a t i v e a n d c i t i z e n o f t h e C h e r o k e e N a t io n , c o m p le t e d t h e e ig h t -w e e k in t e r n s h ip in la t e A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 a n d r e t u r n e d t o t h e U n iv e r s i t y o f O k la h o m a t o fi n is h h e r d e g r e e in h u m a n c o m m u n ic a t i v e t h e o r y . H a n n a h w r o t e p r e s s r e le a s e s , b lo g s a n d s o c ia l m e d ia p o s t s , a n d n e w s le t t e r s o n b e h a l f o f t h e t r a i l . S h e c o n t in u e s t o p u r s u e h e r p a s s io n f o r w o r k in g w i t h d i v e r s e c o m m u n i t i e s a n d b r in g in g m o r e a t t e n t io n t o t r ib a l h e r i t a g e a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n s e r v a t io n .

T h e t r a i l h o s t e d a f o u r t h -g r a d e m a t h a n d V i r g in ia s t u d ie s t e a c h e r , C a r l y Z e h , a s a T e a c h e r R a n g e r T e a c h e r f o c u s e d o n d e v e lo p in g le s s o n p la n s a n d c u r r i c u la , in c lu d in g a n e w J u n io r R a n g e r P r o g r a m b o o k le t d e v o t e d e x c lu s i v e ly t o W e r o w o c o m o c o . T h e b o o k le t w i l l b e c o m e a p a r t o f t h e c u r r i c u lu m f o r f o u r t h -g r a d e s t u d e n t s w h o w i l l o n e d a y v i s i t W e r o w o c o m o c o o n s c h o o l fi e ld t r ip s .

J u n i o r R a n g e r P r o g r a m : N e a r ly 1 ,0 0 0 k id s w e r e s w o r nin a s J u n io r R a n g e r s o n t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l in 2 0 2 0 . B o t h t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l J u n io r R a n g e r a c t i v i t y b o o k a n d t h e S u s q u e h a n n a R iv e r e d i t io n o f t h e a c t i v i t y b o o k p r o v e d t o b e e s p e c ia l ly p o p u la r r e s o u r c e s f o r c h i ld r e n d u r in g C O V ID .

P r io r t o t h e C O V ID -19 p a n d e m ic , t h e t r a i l a n d S u s q u e h a n n a N a t io n a l H e r i t a g e A r e a h o s t e d C a n o e m o b i l e f o r 6 0 0 fi f t h -g r a d e r s o v e r t h e c o u r s e o f f o u r d a y s f o r a s a f e a n d u n iq u e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a d d le t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l o n a f r e e -fl o w in g s e c t io n o f t h e S u s q u e h a n n a R iv e r in a 2 5 -f o o t c a n o e . S t u d e n t s le a r n e d a b o u t t h e t r a i l a n d t h e r i v e r a n d g a in e d s o m e h is t o r y a n d b a c k g r o u n d o n t h e S u s q u e h a n n o c k In d ia n s . T h e p r o g r a m a ls o h o s t e d a p u b l i c e v e n t , w h ic h b r o u g h t o u t d o z e n s o f f a m i l i e s o n a c h i l l y S a t u r d a y . F o r m a n y o f t h e s e s t u d e n t s a n d f a m i l i e s , t h i s w a s t h e i r fi r s t p a d d l in g e x p e r i e n c e a n d t h e i r fi r s t t im e o n t h e S u s q u e h a n n a .

H a n n a h D i c k i n s o n

C a r l y Z e hT o p p h o t o : F i f t h -g r a d e s t u d e n t s p a d d l e t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l o n t h e S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r a s p a r t o f t h e C a n o e m o b i l e p r o g r a m i n O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 . (S u s q u e h a n n a N a t i o n a l H e r i t a g e A r e a )

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P u b l i c a t i o n sIn S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 0 , t r a i l s t a ff r e la u n c h e d t h e t r a i l ’s m o n t h ly n e w s le t t e r (e m a i l c a jo_in f o @ n p s .g o v t o s ig n u p ). A ls o , in t h e f a l l , t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l w a s f e a t u r e d in a b o o k p u b l i s h e d b y R i z z o l i In t e r n a t io n a l P u b l i c a t io n s in a s s o c ia t io n w i t h t h e P a r t n e r s h ip f o r t h e N a t io n a l T r a i ls S y s t e m . W r i t t e n b y K a r e n B e r g e r a n d p h o t o g r a p h e d b y B a r t S m i t h , A m e r i c a ’s N a t io n a l H is t o r i c T ra i l s : W a lk in g t h e T ra i l s o f H is t o r y t a k e s r e a d e r s o n aj o u r n e y o f o u r n a t io n ’s 1 9 n a t io n a l h i s t o r i c t r a i ls , in c lu d in g t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l . T h e b o o k c a u g h t t h e a t t e n t io n o f U S A T o d a y a n d m a d e i t o n t o P e o p le m a g a z in e ’s l i s t o f “ T h e B e s t C o ff e e -T a b le B o o k s o f 2 0 2 0 .”

T r a i l P r o g r a m m in g D u r i n g C O V ID -1 9C O V ID -r e la t e d r e s t r i c t io n s r e q u i r e d t r a i l s t a ff t o w o r k f r o m h o m e a n d p r e v e n t e dm a n y t r a d i t io n a l p u b l i c p r o g r a m s f r o m t a k in g p la c e in 2 0 2 0 , in c lu d in g in -p e r s o nfi e ld t r ip s , b u t t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l a n d i t s p a r t n e r s r e m a in e d c o m m it t e d t o p r o v id in g s a f e a n d m e a n in g f u l o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o e x p lo r e t h e t r a i l a n d le a r n a b o u t t h e r i c h h i s t o r y o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e B a y r e g io n .

T h e t r a i l w a s a b le t o s u c c e s s f u l ly a n d s a f e ly la u n c h t h e W e r o w o c o m o c o A n c e s t r a l L a n d s C o r p s P r o g r a m . W h e n lo c a l h e a l t h g u id a n c e a n d p a r k r u le s p e rm i t t e d , in t e r n s w e r e in t h e fi e ld . A t o t h e r t im e s , in t e r n a c t i v i t i e s w e r e a d ju s t e d t o in c lu d e t e le w o r k o p t io n s .

I n t h e N e w s

T o p p h o t o : C a l v e r t C l i ff s , L u s b y , M d . (Y a z a n H a s a n , C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y )

A p o p u l a r s i t e a l o n g t h e t r a i l , J u g B a y W e t l a n d s S a n c t u a r y p r o t e c t s a b o u t 1 ,7 0 0 a c r e s o f u n i q u e t i d a l f r e s h w a t e r m a r s h e s , f o r e s t e d w e t l a n d s , c r e e k s , a n d m e a d o w s a l o n g t h e P a t u x e n t R i v e r i n s o u t h e r n A n n e A r u n d e l C o u n t y , M d . (W i l l P a r s o n , C h e s a p e a k e B a y P r o g r a m )

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I N M E M O R I A M : J o h n M a o u n i s , f o rm e r s u p e r in t e n d e n t o f t h e N a t io n a l P a r k S e r v i c e C h e s a p e a k e B a y O ffi c e a n d t h e C a p t a in J o h n S m i t h C h e s a p e a k e N a t io n a l H is t o r ic T r a i l a n d o r ig in a l c o -c o n v e n e r o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a t io nP a r t n e r s h ip , d ie d p e a c e f u l ly a t h o m e in S a n t a R o s a , C a l i f o r n ia , f r o m p a n c r e a t i c c a n c e r o n D e c e m b e r 4 , 2 0 2 0 . W h e n h e a s s u m e d h is s u p e r in t e n d e n t r o le in 2 0 0 7, h i s fi r s t o r d e r o f b u s in e s s w a s t o e s t a b l i s h a m a n a g e m e n t p la n f o r t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l , t h e le g is la t io n h a v in g ju s t p a s s e d . U n d e r t h e p la n , h e le d t h e e ff o r t s t o id e n t i f y s i t e s a lo n g t h e t r a i l r o u t e f o r p r o t e c t io n a n d in t e r -p r e t a t io n . J o h n a ls o h e lp e d t o a d v a n c e t h e c o n c e p t o f In d ig e n o u s C u l t u r a l L a n d s c a p e s a n d f a c i l i t a t e d N P S ’s fi r s t s t e p s t o w a r d t h e e v e n t u a l p r o t e c t io n o f W e r o w o c o m o c o a s a n N P S s i t e in 2 0 1 6 . H is le g a c y o f c o m m itm e n t t o t h e b a y a n d t h e im p a c t h e m a d e o n s o m a n y w i l l b e f e l t f o r d e c a d e s t o c o m e .

N E W H I R E : In J u ly 2 0 2 0 , E r i n M o n t g o m e r y c a m e o n b o a r d a s t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a s s o c i a t e f o r t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l a n d C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y , t h e t r a i l ’s p r in c ip a l n o n p r o fi t p a r t n e r . E r in a s s i s t s b o t h o r g a n iz a t io n s b y h e lp in g t o in t e g r a t e c o m m u n ic a t io n s t o o ls , s t r a t e g ie s , a n d m e s s a g in g , a n d s e r v e s a s le a d w r i t e r o n n e w s le t t e r s , r e p o r t s , a n d o t h e r c o m m u n ic a t io n s p r o j e c t s . S h e i s a l i f e lo n g M a r y la n d e r a n d n a t i v e o f A n n a p o l i s , w h e r e s h e i s d u t y -s t a t io n e d .

J o h n M a o u n i s

E r i n M o n t g o m e r y

T o p p h o t o : A n a e r i a l v i e w o f W e r o w o c o m o c o , a n N P S s i t e r i c h i n a r c h e o l o g i c a lr e s o u r c e s i n G l o u c e s t e r C o u n t y , V a . (J o h n H e n l e y )

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C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c yT h e t r a i l ’s p r in c ip a l n o n p r o fi t p a r t n e r , C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y , c e le b r a t e d s u c c e s s e s a t t h r e e s p o t s a lo n g t h e t r a i l :

In J u n e 2 0 2 0 , C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y p a r t n e r e d w i t h t h e U .S . F i s h a n d W i ld l i f e S e r v i c e a n d T h e N a t u r e C o n s e r v a n c y t o c o n s e r v e a n a d d i t i o n a l 4 3 8 a c r e s o f la n d a t B la c k w a t e r N a t io n a l W i ld l i f e R e f u g e , p a r t o f t h e T a y lo r s T r a i l S a n d R id g e E c o lo g ic a l ly S e n s i t i v e A r e a (E S A ) in W ic o m ic o C o u n t y , M d .

In O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0 , C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y r e le a s e d n e w v i r t u a l t o u r s o f T a n g i e r I s l a n d a n d t h e P o c o m o k e R i v e r . V i r t u a l v i s i t o r s c a n s e e t h e b e a u t y o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e a n d e x p lo r e t h e s e s p e c ia l p la c e s f r o m t h e i r c o m p u t e r , d e v i c e , o r m o b i le p h o n e .

In D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 0 , t h e C o n s e r v a n c y a n d p a r t n e r s b r o k e g r o u n d o n p h a s e o n e o f t h e r e v i t a l i z a t io n o f t h e o ld J .B . R o b in s o n O y s t e r H o u s e s i t e a lo n g t h eS e a f o r d R i v e r W a l k i n S e a f o r d , D e l . T h is in i t ia l p h a s e w i l l b e f o c u s e d o n e n h a n c in g a c c e s s t o t h e N a n t i c o k e R i v e r a n d b u i ld in g a n e w c o m m u n i t y p a r k t h a t w i l l f e a t u r e a p e r f o rm a n c e d e c k , b o a t d o c k in g f a c i l i t i e s , a n d a k a y a k la u n c h . T h is p h a s e i s a n t i c ip a t e d t o b e c o m p le t e b y s p r in g 2 0 2 1 , o p e n f o r p u b l i c u s e b y s u m m e r 2 0 2 1 .

T h e P a r t n e r s h ip f o r t h e N a t io n a l T r a i ls S y s t e m ’s fi r s t V i r t u a l W o r k s h o p t o o k p la c e O c t o b e r 2 1 –2 9 , 2 0 2 0 . O n e t o p ic o f d i s c u s s io n w a s t h e e x p a n s io n o f p a r t n e r s h ip s w i t h in a n d b e y o n d t r a i l c o r r id o r s . J o e l D u n n , p r e s id e n t a n d C E Oo f C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y , a n d J o e M c C a u l e y , C h e s a p e a k e f e l lo w a t t h e C o n s e r v a n c y , j o in e d C h i e f A n n e R i c h a r d s o n o f t h e R a p p a h a n n o c k T r ib e t o p r e s e n t o n t h e o n g o in g e ff o r t t o p r e s e r v e F o n e s C l i ff s , a k e y h i s t o r i c s i t e a lo n gt h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l in t h e h e a r t o f t h e R a p p a h a n n o c k T r ib e ’s h o m e la n d .

P a r t n e r s C o r n e r

T o p p h o t o : F o n e s C l i ff s , R i c h m o n d C o u n t y , V a . (C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y )

G r o u n d w a s b r o k e n o n p h a s e o n e o f t h e r e v i t a l i z a t i o n o f t h e o l d J . B . R o b i n s o n O y s t e r H o u s e s i t e a l o n g t h e S e a f o r d R i v e r W a l k . (C h e s a p e a k e C o n s e r v a n c y )

B l a c k w a t e r N a t i o n a l W i l d l i f e R e f u g e (N P S )

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S u s q u e h a n n a N a t i o n a l H e r i t a g e A r e a W i t h C O V ID -19 p r o t o c o ls in p la c e , S u s q u e h a n n a N a t io n a l H e r i t a g e A r e a

w a s a b le t o r e s t a r t p r o g r a m m in g a t t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l ’s V i s i t o r C o n t a c t S t a t io n a t t h e Z im m e r m a n C e n t e r f o r H e r i t a g e in J u ly . R e p r e s e n t in g 1 8 s t a t e s a n d o n e f o r e ig n c o u n t r y , 3 ,1 6 7 v i s i t o r s t o u r e d t h e c e n t e r a n d e n jo y e d b e a u t i f u l v i e w s o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l o n t h e S u s q u e h a n n a R iv e r . O f t h o s e v i s i t o r s , 1 ,0 7 5 w e r e a b le t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e t r a i l o n t h e R i v e r D is c o v e r y B o a t T o u r , a p o p u la r g u id e d t o u r t o le a r n a b o u t t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e S u s q u e h a n n a R iv e r a n d t h e in d ig e n o u s p e o p le s w h o in h a b i t e d t h e a r e a f o r t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s . V i s i t o r s a ls o in c lu d e d b u d d in g J u n io r R a n g e r s a n d p a s s p o r t s t a m p e r s w h o f o u n d t h e i r w a y t o t h e c e n t e r o r i t s s i s t e r lo c a t io n a c r o s s t h e r i v e r , C o l u m b i a C r o s s i n g .

N a t i v e L a n d s C o u n t y P a r k : L o c a t e d ju s t b e h in d t h e Z im m e rm a n C e n t e r , t h e t r a i lh e a d f o r N a t i v e L a n d s C o u n t y P a r k r e m a in e d o p e n , p r o v id in g h ik in g o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d s e l f -g u id e d t o u r s o f t h i s s ig n ifi c a n t A m e r i c a n In d ia n s i t e .

G lo u c e s t e r C o u n t y V i s i t o r C e n t e r In 2 0 2 0 , p r o g r e s s w a s m a d e o n a n e w m u s e u m e x h ib i t o n W e r o w o c o m o c o

a t t h e G lo u c e s t e r C o u n t y V is i t o r C e n t e r . H o u s e d in t h e h i s t o r i c C o lo n ia l C o u r t -h o u s e in d o w n t o w n G lo u c e s t e r , V a ., t h e v i s i t o r c e n t e r i s a 2 0 -m in u t e d r i v e f r o m t h e b a n k s o f t h e Y o r k R i v e r a n d W e r o w o c o m o c o . S t a ff a t t h e t r a i l w e r e p le a s e d t o w o r k w i t h G lo u c e s t e r C o u n t y t o b r in g W e r o w o c o m o c o t o l i f e in t h i s e x c i t in g e x h ib i t .

S u l t a n a E d u c a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n A f t e r t h e C O V ID e p id e m ic h i t , a p r e m ie r t r a i l p a r t n e r—S u lt a n a E d u c a t io n

F o u n d a t i o n —s u c c e s s f u l l y p i v o t e d t o d e v e lo p in g e q u i v a l e n t v i r t u a l p r o g r a m m in g t h r o u g h t h e i r V i r t u a l C la s s r o o m w e b s i t e , a s w e l l a s h o s t in g s o c ia l ly d i s t a n t p a d d l in g t r ip s f o r s t u d e n t s , y o u t h g r o u p s , a n d t h e p u b l i c .

P a r t n e r s C o r n e r

T o p p h o t o : T h e p i e r a t t h e Z im m e r m a n C e n t e r . (N P S )

S u l t a n a E d u c a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n i n s t r u c t o r B r a d H i r s h s h o w s r e p l i c a s t o n e t o o l s u s e d b y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n s o f t h e C h e s a p e a k e r e g i o n t o s t u d e n t s o n a “ v i r t u a l fi e l d t r i p .” (C h r i s C e r i n o , S u l t a n a E d u c a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n )

W e r o w o c o m o c o e x h i b i t a t t h e G l o u c e s -t e r C o u n t y V i s i t o r C e n t e r . (K a t e y L e g g , G l o u c e s t e r P a r k s , R e c r e a t i o n & T o u r i s m )

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W e r o w o c o m o c o : “A P l a c e o f L e a d e r s h i p ” T h e y e a r 2 0 2 0 w a s o n e o f f o r w a r d -t h in k in g p r o g r e s s a n d a c c o m p lis h m e n t f o r W e r o w o c o m o c o . T h e fi r s t c o h o r t o f t r ib a l y o u t h c o m p le t e d t h e s ix -m o n t h W e r o w o c o m o c o A n c e s t r a l L a n d s C o r p s I n d i v i d u a l P l a c e m e n t P r o g r a m (s e e p g . 2 ), a n d a T e a c h e r R a n g e r T e a c h e r d e v o t e d h e r s u m m e r t o d e v e lo p in g le s s o n p la n s a n d c u r r ic u la f o r f o u r t h -g r a d e s t u d e n t s w h o w ill o n e d a y v is i t t h is h is t o r ic a l s i t e (s e e p g . 3 ). F o r m o r e a c c o m p lis h m e n t s , s e e b e lo w :

O v e r t h e s u m m e r, p la n n in g c o n t r a c t o r E liz a b e t h C la r k e , a lo n g w it h N P S s t a ff , c o m p le t e d t h e ir c a r e f u l, o n g o in g e ff o r t w it h V i r g i n i a t r i b a l n a t i o n s t o m a p o u t t h e f u t u r e o f W e r o w o c o m o c o . T o p ic s o f c o n v e r s a t io n f o c u s e d o n t h e v is i t o r e x p e r ie n c e a n d s a f e t y , p r e s e r v a t io n , a n d e d u c a t io n is s u e s . W it h t h e A r c h e o l o g i c a l O v e r v i e w a n d A s s e s s m e n t c o m p le t e , t h e t r a i l c o n t in u e s t o lo o k f o r w a r d t o h e a r in g in p u t f r o m t r ib a l p a r t n e r s , p a r t ic u la r ly t h e ir r e c o m m e n -d a t io n s f o r r e s e a r c h q u e s t io n s a n d c o n t in u e d t r ib a l e n g a g e m e n t .

In t h e f a ll , A n c e s t r a l L a n d s in t e r n s a n d N P S s t a ff t e a m e d u p w it h s c ie n t is t s f r o m t h e S h o r e lin e S t u d ie s P r o g r a m a t t h e V ir g in ia In s t i t u t e o f M a r in e S c ie n c e (V IM S ) t o e v a lu a t e t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e l i v i n g s h o r e l i n e p r o t e c t i o n p r o j e c t t h a t V IM S d e s ig n e d a n d b u i lt a t W e r o w o c o m o c o in 2 0 16 . T h e t e a m f o u n d t h a t t h e l iv in g s h o r e lin e is t h r iv in g , d u e in la r g e p a r t t o t h e g r o w th o f m a r s h g r a s s e s t h a t w e r e p la n t e d in 2 0 16 . A c c o r d in g t o a r e p o r t f r o m V IM S , t h e l iv in g s h o r e lin e a t W e r o w o c o m o c o h a s “c r e a t e d a d iv e r s e c o a s t a l h a b it a t c a p a b le o f s u p p o r t in ga q u a t ic , t e r r e s t r ia l, a n d a v ia n f a u n a a n d a ff o rd s s h o re a n d a r c h e o lo g ic a l r e s o u r c ep r o t e c t io n f r o m s t o rm s a n d s e a -le v e l r is e .”

N a t i v e S t o r i e s i n N a t i v e P l a c e s

T o p g r a p h i c : F o r h u n d r e d s o f y e a r s b e f o r e E u r o p e a n s fi r s t c a m e t h e r e , W e r o w o c o m o c o w a s a n i m p o r t a n t t o w n w h o s e n a m e m e a n s “ p l a c e o f l e a d e r s h i p .” (N P S )

P o w h a t a n d e p i c t e d o n a n i n s e r t o f C a p t a i n J o h n S m i t h ’s 1 6 1 2 m a p . (N P S )

V IM S s c i e n t i s t s s u r v e y t h e l i v i n g s h o r e -l i n e a t W e r o w o c o m o c o o n O c t . 2 6 , 2 0 2 0 . (C h e y e n n e S h e r w i n , C h e s a p e a k e T r a i l )

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L a t e r in t h e f a ll , p r o f e s s io n a l s u r v e y o r s h e a d e d t o W e r o w o c o m o c o t o in s t a ll f o u r n e w N a t i o n a l G e o d e t i c S u r v e y b e n c h m a r k m o n u m e n t s , o r s u r v e y m a r k e r s , a c r o s s t h e 2 6 4 -a c r e N a t io n a l P a r k S e r v ic e p r o p e r t y . B e n c h m a r k m o n u m e n t s , s o m e t im e s c a lle d d a t u m p o in t s , a r e sm a ll , p e rm a n e n t m a r k e r s p la c e d in t o t h e g r o u n d t o c r e a t e h o r iz o n t a l a n d v e r t ic a l r e f e r e n c e p o in t s f o r p r o je c t s r e q u ir in g a c c u r a t e c o o r d in a t e s : p r o p e r t y b o u n d a r ie s , c o n s t r u c t io n s u r v e y s , fl o o d p la in m a p s , a n d , in t h is c a s e , a r c h e o lo g ic a l r e s e a r c h .

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