Our Land, Our Heritage, Our Future
Image: Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, VA; Find Your ChesapeakeAt the end of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald tried to imagine for modern readers the day 400 years ago when Dutch sailors reached Manhattan and its surroundings: “For a transitory enchanted...
At Beach Week 2021, Beach #20, Gloucester Point Beach Park on the York River, Gloucester Point, Virginia, I met Louis, another avid fisherman. It was his first time at the park. This landscape, once known as Tsenacomoco, was home to some of the tribes in the...
Dancers don regalia to perform at a powwow;Credit: National Park ServiceWhat comes to mind when you read the words “Sovereign Nations of Virginia?” Curiosity? Puzzlement, perhaps? Or maybe you are well aware that there are indeed seven sovereign nations that exist...
Photo by Owen Rupp on UnsplashThe United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released in August of this year generated a great deal of press attention to likely consequences of a warming atmosphere. Generally, we usually think of climate change as...
Ranger Betty Reid Soskin sits in front of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NationalHistorical Park Visitor Education Center. NPS Photo, Luther BaileyAmelia Lowe, Chesapeake Conservation Corps Member at Chesapeake ConservancyTell the stories. And tell them again....
Photo by Maksim Shutov on UnsplashAs cooler fall weather approaches a lot of people are expected to be eager for outdoor adventures. Travel to distant destinations may still be constrained by COVID-19 restrictions but there are plenty of opportunities for enjoying...
