The traditional Chesapeake workboat Snow Goose provides a unique classroom in which to study Baltimore Harbor and urban effects on the harbor and the Bay. This day-long trip has provided hundreds of people with their first boat experience and gives many participants their first tangible connection with the Bay. Through the use of local streams, restoration sites, and canoes, participants will have the opportunity to work with our staff to tailor a field trip to their needs. Groups might spend the day determining the health of a local stream and planning a monitoring program to help maintain it. They might help seed wetland plants as part of an ongoing restoration project, or build feeders to assist migratory birds.
Participants learn the effects of creekside land uses and study the area s plant and wildlife.
All canoe ventures teach canoeing skills, so that participants can continue to explore the Bay long after the trip has ended. Within sight of the Bay Bridge and the U.S. Naval Academy, participants aboard the traditional Chesapeake workboat Lady D conduct biological sampling, test water quality, and dredge for oysters. In canoes on the quiet backwaters of Meredith Creek, a more intimate exploration is made. The Skipjack Stanley Norman is a traditional Chesapeake Bay oyster dredging boat. Built in 1902 by Otis Lloyd, it is the flagship of CBF s fleet.