Peter Turcik
National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways program office (NPS Chesapeake Gateways) administers, manages, and participates in multiple Chesapeake partnerships and collaboratives. A hallmark program of NPS Chesapeake Gateways is the congressionally created Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (Chesapeake Gateways) covering the 41 million acres of the Chesapeake watershed.
Chesapeake Gateways is both a network of special places in the watershed and an effort to provide technical and financial assistance across the watershed. It was originally authorized by Congress through the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998.
Last updated: March 7, 2025