Draft Interpretive Plan Join the adventure! - Captain John Smith ...
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Notes<br />
Extended to 9/09<br />
Project Title Year<br />
Initiated<br />
<strong>Interpretive</strong><br />
Signage<br />
Project<br />
Virginia State<br />
Parks in<br />
America's<br />
First Region:<br />
Recreation<br />
and<br />
Stewardship<br />
along <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Captain</strong> <strong>John</strong><br />
<strong>Smith</strong><br />
Chesapeake<br />
NHT<br />
“Reading <strong>the</strong><br />
Signs:<br />
Changes to<br />
<strong>the</strong><br />
Chesapeake<br />
Bay since Its<br />
Exploration by<br />
<strong>Captain</strong> <strong>John</strong><br />
<strong>Smith</strong>”<br />
Mount<br />
Landing<br />
Creek Water<br />
Trail<br />
<strong>Captain</strong> <strong>John</strong><br />
<strong>Smith</strong><br />
Chesapeake<br />
NHT Signage<br />
“From this<br />
Spot You Can<br />
See Over 400<br />
Years of<br />
History”<br />
Site/ Organization Project Description Date Completed Ongoing<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009<br />
A series of interpretive panels describe <strong>the</strong><br />
natural and cultural world of <strong>the</strong> Chesapeake in<br />
<strong>the</strong> early 1600s. X<br />
2007 Lawrence Lewis Jr. Park,<br />
Charles City, VA<br />
2007 Chippokes <strong>Plan</strong>tation,<br />
and First Landing,<br />
Kiptopeke and York<br />
River State Parks,<br />
Hampton Roads area,<br />
VA<br />
2007 Jefferson Patterson Park<br />
and Museum, St.<br />
Leonard, MD<br />
2007 Rappahannock River<br />
Valley National Wildlife<br />
Refuge, Tappahannock,<br />
VA<br />
2007 Sailwinds Visitor Center,<br />
Cambridge and Vienna,<br />
MD<br />
2008 Annapolis Maritime<br />
Museum, Annapolis, MD<br />
New interpretive signage will highlight <strong>the</strong><br />
ecological history of <strong>the</strong> Chesapeake Bay and<br />
river watersheds. The project will provide<br />
teacher training and field-based educational<br />
experiences for students, as well as public<br />
"paddlefests" to promote safe, responsible<br />
boating.<br />
This project will combine research and<br />
educational programming to document and<br />
interpret <strong>the</strong> changes to <strong>the</strong> Chesapeake Bay<br />
watershed since <strong>the</strong> seventeenth century. An<br />
archaeological collection will be paired with<br />
existing research to create a curriculum-based<br />
program for middle school students featuring<br />
classroom, field, and laboratory components. X<br />
A new water trail guide will address important<br />
wildlife habitats and <strong>the</strong> connection of <strong>the</strong><br />
Rappahannock River to <strong>the</strong> Chesapeake Bay.<br />
<strong>Interpretive</strong> wayside exhibits will link <strong>the</strong> site to<br />
<strong>Smith</strong>’s 1608 exploratory voyages.<br />
X<br />
Signage at <strong>the</strong> Sailwinds Visitor Center will<br />
orient visitors to trail exploration opportunities<br />
in <strong>the</strong> county, highlighting <strong>the</strong> Nanticoke River.<br />
In Vienna, additional interpretive signage will<br />
focus on <strong>Smith</strong>’s voyages, Vienna’s history,<br />
and important visitor services information. X<br />
<strong>Interpretive</strong> panels along <strong>the</strong> water’s edge will<br />
highlight cultural and landscape changes that<br />
have occurred in <strong>the</strong> Chesapeake region<br />
during <strong>the</strong> last four hundred years.<br />
X<br />
X