CPA’s Annual Meeting was Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Cult Classic Brewery on Kent Island. The consolidated annual reports (meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, membership report, and participation report) are now available online. Check them out, and all the past reports here.
Chesapeake Bay Access Interactive Map Updated
The interactive Chesapeake Bay Access and Paddle-in Campsite map has been updated, now showing 1,006 launch points and 68 paddle-in campsite locations around the Bay and Tributary Rivers. Looking for someplace new to paddle? Check out the map and zoom in on the attributes of launches on almost any body of water around the Bay. If you note any incorrect …
What’s Next for the Chesapeake Bay Program? Draft Out for Public Input
Extracted from the Bay Journal by Jeremy Cox After 30 years of slow progress toward restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, federal agencies adopted a new strategy in 2014 with goals for 2025. The 2014 strategy added three more states and finally encompasses the entire 64,000 square mile drainage. It featured enforceable pollution caps set by …
Passing of Bill Smith
Steering Committee Member and former Coordinator Bill Smith passed away unexpectedly in his sleep last week. A native of Michigan, Bill was an avid kayaker and canoeist who joined CPA in 2009 after moving here from Florida. He was Coordinator from 2017-2022 and served on the Steering Committee from 2016 to the present. After retiring from his construction career, Bill …
