GENERAL LINKS Stewardship and Meaningful Watershed Experiences Chesapeake
Bay Game Visit the Bay Bay Gateways Network
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Field Trips
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay-Bay and River Sojourns
Echo Hill Outdoor School Bay
Trippers- An Online Field Trip to the Chesapeake Bay BY LOCATION Delaware Delaware,
Maryland Beach State Parks Delaware
State Parks Greenways & Trails Maryland Chesapeake
Bay Maritime Museum
Horn Point Environmental Education Center
Living Classrooms Foundation Experiental Day Programs
National Aquarium in Baltimore Traveling Programs Maryland
Science Center: Discover Science Directory Arlington
Echo Anacostia Watershed Society Programs Virginia Virginia
Field Trip Sites for Marine and Aquatic Education Chesapeake
Bay Field Trips Chesapeake
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve School Programs Mattaponi Canoe & Kayak Environmental Education Washington D.C. National
Capital Region Parks Page
Anacostia Watershed Society Programs
Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Education Center
This set of criteria from the Chesapeake Bay Program Education Workgroup will help you to determine the components of a "meaningful watershed experience" and inspire students to be lifelong stewards of the Chesapeake Bay.
Maryland DNR guides students on a virtual field trip to
various sites from the Bridge tunnel to the beach. Includes natural history
and conservation information in addition to several links.
This Chesapeake Bay Program page covers places of interest (parks, museums, Bay Gateway sites), public access sites, and weather links throughout the Bay watershed.
The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network connects you with the Bay's special places through a system of parks, refuges, museums, historic communities, and water trails. Managed by many different partners, these sites each tell a part of the Bay story. Together, as the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, they provide a way for experiencing and understanding the Bay as a whole. Learn more about the network and a Gateways site near you.
This education program has conducted field trips for students, teachers,
and other adults since 1972. Today, more than 36,000 people participate
in CBF's environmental education programs annually in Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Since 1990, the Alliance has worked with local river conservation organizations across the Bay watershed to hold week-long paddling and camping trips that celebrate rich history and ecology of the rivers that make the Chesapeake Bay unique.
Echo Hill Outdoor School offers a wide array of engaging classes and programs during every season of the year. Residential outdoor education programs, adventure programs, day programs, Chesapeake Heritage Initiative programs, and summer explore trips are available for a variety of grade levels.
This site offers a unique way to explore
the bay's past, present, and future. Come for a virtual sail and discover
the wonders of the Chesapeake. See why the watershed is a vital resource
for the people, plants, and animals who live in and around it. Learn how
your actions affect the bay ecosystem and investigate ways you and your
family can promote its health.
This museum features nine exhibit buildings on 18 waterfront acres in
scenic St. Michaels, in addition to the 1879 Hooper Strait lighthouse,
skipjack Rosie Parks, a working boatyard, and an interactive waterman's
shanty. Events include festivals, engaging special exhibitions, hands-on
boatbuilding classes, and outdoor summer concerts.
The Horn Point Environmental Education Center in Cambridge, MD, has several
field activities for students including aquatics, astronomy, canoeing, water
safety, conservation projects, field studies, and more. Out of state groups
can take advantage of the facilities' dormitories.
The Living Classrooms Foundation has an extensive listing of programs ranging
from oyster restoration to seaport education and shipboard programs. Click
on programs then day & multi-day for a complete listing of activities.
The Aquarium's Outreach Traveling Program comes to your school. All programs are age/grade appropriate and support Maryland Content Standards. Bay topics include "Bay on the Road", Grades 4 - 6 and "Chesapeake Bay Explorations", Grades 4 - 8.
This site contains a searchable index of all the field trip resources
in Maryland.
Located in Millersville, Maryland, these 24 wooded acres overlooking the
Severn River are owned by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Trails
run through forests and marsh areas, allowing for diverse activities.
Rowboats and canoes are available at the waterfront; beehives, a weather
station, the marine science center, a marsh boardwalk, a demonstration
wildlife habitat, campfire areas, piers and open areas are also features
of the site. Special training allows teachers to utilize the Initiative
and Confidence Course or Lady Echo, a 25-foot research vessel. Arlington
Echo has six heated cabins which can house approximately 120 students
and adults. A full kitchen and dining hall support residential programs
of up to four nights. Some day programs are also available.
The Anacostia Watershed Society can provide you and/or your group with a variety of education and restoration programs & events including: in-class instruction, tree & emergent vegetation plantings, river cleanups, storm drain stenciling, river tours, and a host of other programs.
This Bay Link site has several links for Chesapeake Bay field trip destinations
in Virginia.
CBNERRVA staff provide in-school and field trip programs for a variety of groups in the Tidewater area, including local school (4-12), college level and civic groups.
Mattaponi Canoe & Kayak is pleased to provide water-based environmental education opportunities, both for old and young alike. Topics range from water quality testing and river ecology to the rich Colonial and Native American history found in our region.
The Anacostia Watershed Society can provide you and/or your group with a variety of education and restoration programs & events including: in-class instruction, tree & emergent vegetation plantings, river cleanups, storm drain stenciling, river tours, and a host of other programs.
Hard Bargain Farm is a 330-acre working farm with facilities for meetings and conferences, as well as field trips. A variety of day and overnight educational field trips are offered which provide K-12 children with an oppportunity to learn about farm life and the history of the Potomac River and its natural environment.
