Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - Your Chesapeake Connection

Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (UMCES)
Founded in a small waterman's shack in 1925, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is the oldest state-supported marine laboratory on the East Coast and has been the stage for numerous landmark discoveries that ... [ More info ]


	National Park Service Offers Free Boaters Guide - News Release

	Visit one of our newest Gateways: Emperor's Landing Park


Exploring the Bay in Winter - Explore Chesapeake ecology, experience maritime and Chesapeake history and count migratory birds this month.

Public Access Suggestions Map
Give us your input about where new access is most needed to the Chesapeake Bay and tributary rivers

Paddling the Chesapeake
Learn about paddling safety, water trails and river classifications.

Chesapeake Trips and Tips
A weekly email highlighting interesting ways to discover authentic Chesapeake places.

Star-Spangled Banner NHT
Learn about the War of 1812 and the Birth of our National Anthem on a new land and water trail.


01/14:	Bayside Chats
01/14:	Star Party/Laser Light Shows
01/15:	Pure Sea Glass
01/18:	The Romp at the VLM
01/21:	Saturday Monitoring Bird Walk
01/28:	Early Inhabitants of the Northern ...
02/01:	Wednesday Bird Walk
02/02:	Groundhog Night
02/08:	Medicine at Home in the Colonial E...
02/12:	Bayside Chats
02/18:	A Brief History of Watermen on the...
02/18:	Saturday Monitoring Bird Walk