After passing the U.S. Senate, a bill establishing a National Recreation Area for the Chesapeake fell short this year.

president and CEO of the nonprofit Chesapeake Conservancy. The recreation area would be managed by the National Park Service ...

There are also national recreation areas outside the National Park System that are administered by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Chesapeake Bay is also the focus of one of ...

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.) announced the unanimous passage of the ...

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act, a bill to give parts of the Chesapeake Bay over to the National Park Service to form a federally recognized ...

The bill would have linked natural and historical sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed under the banner of the National Park Service, including several sites in the Annapolis area. “We’re ...

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act, a bill to give parts of the Chesapeake Bay over to the National Park Service to form a federally recognized ...