Support for the Chesapeake National Recreation Area Initiative
The effort to establish a Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA) is supported by a wide array of over 100 stakeholders from local elected officials, to environmental and historical preservation organizations, to racial justice advocacy groups, to seafood and outdoor recreation businesses, and many more.
Supporting Organizations:
- ABS Group
- Ad Hoc, LLC
- Alice Ferguson Foundation
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- American Sportfishing Association
- Annapolis Green
- Bay Paddle
- Black by Nature
- Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc.
- Blue Oyster Environmental LLC
- Blue Water Baltimore
- Brandywine Foundation
- Capital Region Land Conservancy
- Chesapeake Bay Commission
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
- Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
- Chesapeake Conservancy
- Chesapeake Legal Alliance
- Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB)
- Chispa Maryland
- Choose Clean Water Coalition
- Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park
- Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
- Conservation International
- Corazon Latino
- Defensores de la Cuenca
- Destination Southern Maryland
- DockShare
- EcoLatinos
- Elizabeth River Project
- Fort Monroe Authority
- Friends of the Rappahannock
- Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- Healthy Planet LLC
- Hispanic Access Foundation
- Historic Annapolis
- Inn at Tabbs Creek
- James River Association
- Latino Outdoors
- Living Classrooms
- Maryland League of Conservation Voters
- Morgan State University P.E.A.R.L. Facility
- National Aquarium
- National Park Trust
- National Parks Conservation Association
- National Preservation Institute
- National Recreation and Parks Association
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- National Marine Manufacturers Association
- Northern Neck Planning District Commission
- Outward Bound
- Oyster Recovery Partnership
- Park Institute of America
- Potomac Conservancy
- Preservation Maryland
- Preservation Virginia
- Public Lands Alliance
- REI
- Salisbury University
- Scenic Virginia
- Scharle Outdoor Recreation Consulting, LLC
- Severn River Association
- Shellfish Growers of Virginia
- Shenandoah National Park Trust
- ShoreRivers (Chester, Choptank, Mile-Wye & Sassafras Riverkeepers)
- Sierra Club
- Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP)
- Stratford Hall
- Surfrider Foundation
- Susquehannock Wildlife Society
- TeraWulf Charitable Foundation
- The Conservation Fund
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Wilderness Society
- Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (U.S. Lighthouse Society)
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust
- Virginia Interfaith Power & Light
- Virginia Oyster Trail
- Virginia Tourism
- Visit Annapolis
- Washington College
- Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore
- Waterkeepers Chesapeake
- Youth Sailing Virginia
Elected Officials, Local Governments, and Economic Development Groups:
- Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley
- Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman
- Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
- Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott
- Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olzewski
- Beach to Bay Heritage Area
- Calvert County Board of Commissioners
- Cambridge Mayor Stephen Rideout
- Charles County Commissioners President Reuben Collins
- Chestertown Mayor David Foster
- Chickahominy Tribe
- Easton Mayor Megan Cook
- Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
- Former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam
- Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater
- Greater Salisbury Committee
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball
- Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway
- Maryland Chamber of Commerce
- Maryland Governor Wes Moore
- Maryland State Delegate Dana Jones - District 30A
- Maryland State Senator Sarah Elfreth - District 30 A/B
- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
- Nansemond Tribe
- Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks
- Rappahannock Tribe Chief Anne Richardson
- Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
- Salisbury City Councilmember Megan Outten
- Somerset Economic Development Commission
