Exploring the Chesapeake Bay

Describes the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, which forms the third largest watershed in the world, covering the people, geography, and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay area.

Provides an introduction to the people of the Chesapeake Bay area, from the early Native Americans to the residents of today.

Describes how the Chesapeake Bay was formed, the extensive ecosystem that has more than 1500 square miles of wetlands, the damage caused by deforestation, dredging, building, and fishing, and the restoration efforts that are attempting to clean up the Chesapeake Bay area.

Describes the Chesapeake Bay and the natural and historic opportunities for visitors in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Provides an introduction to the plants and animals of the Chesapeake Bay area.

Describes how the Chesapeake Bay was formed, its early native inhabitants, the Jamestown years, settlements, the Chesapeake in wartime, today's Chesapeake, and modern efforts to save the ecosystem from abuse.