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Chesapeake and Virginia Program
Who We Are | Our Parks | Our Programs | Protecting National Park Landscapes in the Chesapeake
NPCA's Chesapeake and Virginia Program works with parks and communities throughout the Commonwealth. In Virginia, through our Clean Air for People, Parks and the Bay campaign, NPCA is actively engaged in clean air, energy and climate issues.
Upcoming Events
Schools in Schools: Shad Restoration Project
In partnership with Living Classrooms DC and the Anacostia Watershed Society, we will support students from the Washington, DC region to return American Shad to the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. Students will collect shad eggs; raise them in tanks at their schools, and then release 20,000 shad fry at Old Angler’s Inn on the C&O Canal in Maryland, and at the National Arboretum along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in Washington, DC
"OkoumeFest Ultra Marathon” on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake Trail
Calling all expert boaters! NPCA is excited to partner with Chesapeake Light Craft and WaterTribe for a 64 mile expedition-style race along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in the Chesapeake Bay.
Highlights
NPCA Chooses Clean Water
NPCA helps to the lead Choose Clean Water coalition, with the goal of protecting and restoring local water quality at dozens of national parks in the region and in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Read More >
Making Connections
NPCA’s latest Making Connections report demonstrates the pivotal role Colonial National Historical Park plays to enhance the economic base of the Historic Triangle in Virginia (Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg). Previous reports have highlighted the economic benefits of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, and Shenandoah National Park to their communities. Read More >
Walmart Abandons Plans to Build Superstore on Wilderness Battlefield
In the face of a legal challenge, Walmart has announced that it will no longer pursue a plan to build a Superstore on a privately-owned portion of the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange County, Virginia.
Read NPCA's Press Release >
Read more about NPCA's efforts in protecting Wilderness Battlefield >
Virginians for Healthy Air
NPCA is joining forces with businesses in Virginia to work for healthy air for Shenandoah National Park and the state. To learn more about the coalition or to sign up your Virginia business click below. Read more about Virginians for Healthy Air >
Threats to Mid-Atlantic Parks
These extraordinary places are under relentless pressure from threats ranging from inappropriate development, non-native and aggressive plants and animals, air and water pollution sometimes originating hundreds of miles away, critical and chronic funding shortfalls, and the impacts of climate change. With your involvement, NPCA works in the Mid-Atlantic region to ensure that our national parks are fully protected, fully funded, and cherished as local treasures as well as national jewels.
To contact the Virginia program:
Pamela Goddard, Chesapeake and Virginia Program Manager
NPCA
777 6th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
202.454.3365
pgoddard@npca.org
