{"id":22439,"date":"2018-06-19T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=22439"},"modified":"2018-07-11T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:12:36","slug":"calvert-county-water-trail-guide-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/06\/19\/calvert-county-water-trail-guide-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvert County Water Trail Guide Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Partners Promote Public Water Access in Southern Maryland<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4496\/37239193350_bd76938f02_b_d.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of paddling in Calvert County\" width=\"350\" height=\"273\" \/>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a>\u00a0and Calvert County Parks and\u00a0Recreation have produced a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopdnr.com\/calvertcountywatertrail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new water trails map and guide<\/a> for county waterways and public water access sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe development of these paddling routes expands the statewide network of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/boating\/Pages\/mdwatertrails.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water trails<\/a>\u00a0to almost 800 miles, and adds to the number and variety of water trail guides for Southern Maryland,\u201d Maryland Natural Resources Program Director Lisa Gutierrez said. \u201cThe new map will assist boaters, canoers, kayakers and paddlers in Calvert County and beyond.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopdnr.com\/calvertcountywatertrail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Trail Adventures in Calvert County: Discover the Charm of the Chesapeake<\/a>\u00a0features colorful maps, identifies locations of launch sites and support facilities, and provides information on cultural, historic and natural resources. It depicts six paddling routes along approximately 29 miles of waterways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new water trails guide will enhance outdoor experiences for area residents, attract visitors to explore Calvert County, and help spread the messages of environmental stewardship and safe boating,\u201d Calvert County Natural Resources Division Chief Karyn Molines said.<\/p>\n<p>Other partners include the Calvert Nature Society, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, Patuxent Riverkeeper, and the towns of Chesapeake Beach, North Beach and Solomons Island. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provided funding for the new maps.<\/p>\n<p>The water trail map is available at the department&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopdnr.com\/trailguides.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outdoor Store,<\/a>\u00a0Calvert County Parks and Recreation\u00a0and other locations, including Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, and the towns of North Beach, Chesapeake Beach and Solomons Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partners Promote Public Water Access in Southern Maryland The\u00a0Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0and Calvert County Parks and\u00a0Recreation have produced a new water trails map and guide for county waterways and public water access sites. \u201cThe development of these paddling routes expands the statewide network of\u00a0water trails\u00a0to almost 800 miles, and adds to the number and<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/06\/19\/calvert-county-water-trail-guide-now-available\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3171,33],"tags":[3186,4516,4518,3523,3979,4517,3809,2928,4069,4519,4520],"class_list":["post-22439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-boating","category-the-bay","tag-calvert-county","tag-calvert-county-parks-and-recreation","tag-calvert-nature-society","tag-chesapeake-beach","tag-jefferson-patterson-park-and-museum","tag-karyn-molines","tag-lisa-gutierrez","tag-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","tag-north-beach","tag-patuxent-riverkeeper","tag-solomons-island"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22439"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22552,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22439\/revisions\/22552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}