New Chesapeake Bay
Public Access Guide Now Available
Features 650 public
access sites throughout the Bay watershed
ANNAPOLIS – The
Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to announce the availability of the new
Chesapeake Bay, Susquehanna River and Tidal Tributaries Public Access
Guide. The full-color map/guide includes more than 650 public access sites
in the Bay area, providing information on boating, fishing, wildlife
viewing, beach use, parking and other opportunities.
The guide was developed by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Public Access
Workgroup whose membership includes representatives from Maryland,
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. and the federal government.
Copies of the guide are available free of charge from sources in each of
the Bay states. To obtain a copy in Maryland, visit any of the Department
of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Regional Service Centers, Welcome Centers,
State Park Visitor Centers or contact DNR’s Greenways and Water Trails
Program at 410-260-8771.
The Greenways and Water Trails Program coordinates the development of
water trails statewide and provides technical, mapping and design
assistance to local governments to help plan, implement and promote water
trails. Through partnerships with local governments, nonprofits
organizations and citizen associations, the program is spreading the word
on how establishing water trails can be effective in helping to protect
and enhance local waterways, while simultaneously providing a tourist
attraction and magnet for economic development. For more information on
Greenways and Water Trails in Maryland visit
www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/watertrails.html.