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SHORERIVERS' STURGEON DISCOVERY PROGRAM: A COLLABORATIVE 3RD GRADE MWEE WITH TALBOT AND DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

THE CHESAPEAKE GATEWAYS TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS IDENTIFY, CONSERVE, RESTORE, AND INTERPRET NATURAL, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AND IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES AS CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS SITES FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CONSISTENT WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998 (PUB. L. 105-312, TITLE V, SEC.502(A)). WATERSHED DISCOVERY EXPEDITIONS WILL HOST A SERIES OF IMMERSIVE, SMALL-GROUP EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES ACROSS MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE THAT SHOWCASE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THROUGH BOAT AND KAYAK TOURS, VISITS TO HISTORIC SITES AND SUSTAINABLE FARMS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL TOURISM BUSINESSES, THE PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THE RURAL ECONOMY THROUGH INCREASED VISITORSHIP. THESE COMMUNITY-FOCUSED EXPEDITIONS AIM TO CREATE LASTING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE, ENCOURAGE CARE FOR LOCAL WATERWAYS, AND CELEBRATE THE BAYS RICH LEGACY.

TO ASSIST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO PLAN, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE CONSERVATION PRACTICES TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE WATER MNGMT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CROP BENEFITS.