The Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail gained the strength needed to create the new Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail from its coaltion of 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. They joined to create the trail because they saw the economic and conservation benefits.
Now the Friends and the coalition have a new mission. We aim to support the National Park Service's planning process, and to create more public access to the trail. We also want to help conserve the Chesapeake region's treasured landscapes and vital ecosystems.
Join our work. Stay up to date on the trail planning process, take action, and help create a healthier Chesapeake and an excellent new trail.
The National Park Service will create and manage the trail.
One of the Friends of the John Smith Trail's partners, the Friends of the Chesapeake Gateways, recently produced its 2009 Annual Report which highlighted all the exciting developments, programs and initiatives underway with the Gateways. You can access a PDF of this report here or to request a hard copy, please contact Eleanor Mahoney, Friends of the Chesapeake Gateway's Program Director, at 410.260.2484.
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
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
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
Bucknell University Environmental Center
Chesapeake College
Harcum College
University of Delaware
University of Maryland's Center for Heritage Resource Studies
Washington College