Expedition: The Capt. John Smith Water TrailA Rich and Balanced Bay | John Smith's Voyages | Voyage Reenactment
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For information on activities related to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, the planning process, and how to participate, see the official National Park Service Web site. Additional documents, including the trail's Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment and the Statement of Significance can be found on the Northeast Region Web site.
 Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network
Chesapeake Bay Program
The legislation designating the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail specifies that the Secretary of the Interior will administer the trail in coordination with the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Gateways Web site offers information about the trail, John Smith's voyages, native peoples, and more.
Partner Sites
The following organizations have been partners in the creation and development of the trail and provide a variety of trail-related information on their Web sites.  Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Find out more about what the Bay was like 400 years ago and what challenges it faces today in CBF's interactive map State of the Bay: Past, Present, Future. Then find out the most current state of the Bay in CBF's annual State of the Bay report and how you can help save this national treasure.
 Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail
Historic National Trails typically have a citizen group that supports them with stewardship, advocacy, and outreach. The trail's current support group, called Friends of the Captain John Smith Trail, is a loosely-knit group of individuals, businesses, non-profit groups, government organizations, and local, county, and state governments. Support and communications provided by the Friends was instrumental in achieving the National Historic Trail designation in December 2006, and the group will likely continue to provide a nucleus for whatever association comes next.
 Sultana Projects, Inc.
Sultana's John Smith 400 Project has constructed a replica of Smith’s shallop, the boat he used to explore the Bay. A crew of 12 modern explorers will travel some 1,500 miles in the open boat, powered only by oar and sail, in a four-month reenactment voyage May 12 through September 8, 2007.
Working in conjunction with the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Geographic Alliance, Sultana Projects has also developed a curriculum unit based around the history of John Smith's voyages and the world of the early 17th century Chesapeake.
 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Office is working with interested partners, including Verizon Wireless, the National Geographic Society, and CBF, to develop the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS). This innovative system of "talking buoys" will be used to mark parts of the water trail and will serve as interpretive guideposts, linking trail visitors—whether in a kayak next to the buoy or at home on their computer—with information via cell phone or Internet-accessible devises. Information will include interpretation of the area's cultural and natural history as well as the historic trail. NOAA is working with educational partners to develop interpretive components and classroom curricula utilizing CBIBS technology.
 The National Geographic Society
National Geographic covers the 400th anniversary of Jamestown and John Smith's voyages in several compelling interactive Web sites.
 The Conservation Fund
The Conservation Fund—the nation's foremost environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting America's most important landscapes and waterways for future generations—played, and continues to play, an active role in the creation of this National Historic Trail.
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