萨拉查部长指定了5个州的4条河流作为Capt. 约翰·史密斯小径

安纳波利斯, MD – Joined by 马里兰 Governor Martin O’Malley and other leaders in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today designated four water trails as new historic connecting components of the existing Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道.

Today’s Secretarial designation recognizes the significance of four connecting rivers- the Susquehanna, 切斯特, 南提科克上游和詹姆斯河上游的历史, 文化遗产, 和自然资源的3,切萨皮克湾长达5000英里的国家历史步道. The new river connecting trails are found in Delaware, 马里兰, New York, 宾西法尼亚 and Virginia.

“这些河道, 总长841英里, are closely associated with John Smith’s exploration of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the American Indian towns and cultures of the 17th-century Chesapeake that he encountered,国务卿萨拉查说. “Incorporating these river segments into the national historic trail will increase public access, 提供重要的娱乐和旅游机会, 丰富了对整个切萨皮克流域水路的探索.”

Today’s designation of trail components of the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 will enable the National Park Service, 谁管理国家步道, to work closely with state and local agencies and other partners–notably conservation and tribal organizations–to provide technical and financial assistance, 资源管理, 功能增强, 沿连接小径标示及推广解说路线.

Congress authorized the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 in 2006 as “a series of water routes extending approximately 3,沿着切萨皮克湾和切萨皮克湾的支流绵延5000英里.” Today Secretary Salazar used his authority under the National Trails System Act to designate the connecting rivers as part of the national trail with the support of the five states.

“今天, 感谢奥巴马总统和萨拉查部长的领导, 我们正在为美国伟大的户外活动开辟一条新的道路,州长奥马利说. “通过将我们非凡的景观和水道与我们国家的历史联系起来, the Captain John Smith National Historic Trail will support jobs and local economies across the region while providing unique opportunities for visitors to explore our 文化遗产 while enjoying our natural resources.”

Today’s event also drew participation from a number of other public officials and conservation and tribal leaders. 演讲者包括帕特里克·努南, 自然保育基金名誉主席, 谁在过去十年中领导了建立和扩展国家历史路线的努力, 和乔尔·邓恩, 十大赌博正规老平台协会的执行董事, 谁是国家公园管理局开发这条步道的主要非营利性合作伙伴.

The numerous American Indian leaders joining the ceremony in person today included: Tadodaho Sid Hill, spiritual leader of the Haudenosaunee nations (Six Nation/Iroquois Confederacy); Sid Jamieson, Chief of the Mohawk Nation; Stephen Adkins, Chief of the Chickahominy Tribe; Dennis Coker, Chief of the Lenape Tribe; Rico Newman, Piscataway member and chairman of the 马里兰 Indian Tourism Association; Deanna Beacham of the Virginia Council of Indians and member of the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 Advisory Council; and Virginia Busby of the 马里兰 Commission on Indian Affairs..

The十大赌博正规老平台 funded and managed a professional evaluation of Chesapeake Bay tributaries to determine their potential for designation as historic connecting components to the Captain John Smith trail. 研究团队包括历史学家、部落代表和地区大学.

基于这项研究的发现, 十大赌博正规老平台协会与当地的流域合作, tribal and water trail groups and state agencies to develop applications to the National Park Service to nominate the four rivers as connecting trail components.

Each of the nominations was supported by the governors of the five states through which the connecting trails pass, 通过当地团体, 包括美洲印第安部落和后裔社区.

奥巴马总统的“美国伟大户外运动”表彰了这位上尉. John Smith trail and the nominated historic connecting components as important parts of the 21st Century conservation agenda of the United States-an agenda that includes increasing access to water-based outdoor recreation, 鼓励社区联系文化资源, 促进旅游业，推动当地经济发展.

“十大赌博正规老平台协会非常感谢部长今天的任命, which are the culmination of years of research and planning by private and public partners in the Chesapeake Bay region,执行董事乔尔·邓恩说. “The four historic connecting river components of the national historic trail extend the framework for collaborative conservation of our region’s history, 野生动物和特殊的地方在大范围的景观.”

“These designations do far more than create water trails and treasured lands that are a part of our history,自然保护基金会的努南补充道. “They create opportunities for our children’s children to enjoy the natural beauty and bounty of the Chesapeake and her rivers and to experience their own Chesapeake journeys. 他们的感激就足够感谢了。”

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萨拉查今天签署了一份文件，指定了以下历史性的河流:

  • The Susquehanna River Component 连接ing Trail is a 552-mile system of water trails along the main stem and West Branch of the Susquehanna River in 马里兰, 宾西法尼亚, 和纽约. 步道的部分由各种组织和机构管理, 所有这些都支持组件连接指定. 该组成部分的全面协调由萨斯奎哈纳绿道伙伴关系提供. The southern end of this trail links directly with the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 at Conowingo, 马里兰.
  • The 切斯特 River Component 连接ing Trail is a 46-mile system of the 切斯特 River and its major tributaries. The trail connects to the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 at its mouth just south of Rock Hall, 马里兰. 这个连接组件由切斯特敦的Sultana项目管理, 马里兰, 与马里兰州进行了密切磋商.
  • The Upper Nanticoke River Component 连接ing Trail is an existing state water trail managed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) along approximately 23 miles of the Nanticoke River, 宽溪和深溪. The western end of this trial links directly with the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道.
  • The Upper James River Component 连接ing Trail is a 220-mile water trail that crosses nine counties and connects to the Captain John Smith 切萨皮克国家历史步道 at the Falls of the James in Richmond, VA. 它由詹姆斯河协会管理.