Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy Volunteer Orientation Workshop

1. Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy Volunteer Orientation Workshop Saturday, March 14 & 28, 2009

2. Agenda 9:00 – 9:20 Welcome and Introductions 9:20 – 10:00 About CHC -- Its mission and programs 10:00 – 10:15 Break 10:15 – 10:45 Volunteer opportunities and expectations 10:45 – 12:00 Docent expectations and resources

3. About Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy

4. CHC Mission Statement

5. CHC Programs

6. MARTHA LEWIS was built in 1955 by Bronza Parks. Two sister ships -- Lady Katie and Rosie Parks --were in the yard alongside MARTHA LEWIS. Mr. Parks built MARTHA for Captain James Lewis, who named the boat after his mother. Most skipjacks were named after mothers and daughters, since other relationships could always end. Later, Gene Tyler, of Tilghman Island,acquired MARTHA LEWIS. He worked her for 21 years, finally selling her to his brother-in-law, William Rowe. Two years later, unable to afford her upkeep, Mr. Rowe sold her. Dr. Randy George purchased the boat in the hope that an organization could preserve the boat’s history and working tradition. Martha Lewis: Working History

7. About Skipjacks

8. The Resurgence of S.V. Martha Lewis

9. MARTHA LEWIS was built in 1955 by Bronza Parks. Two sister ships -- Lady Katie and Rosie Parks --were in the yard alongside MARTHA LEWIS. Mr. Parks built MARTHA for Captain James Lewis, who named the boat after his mother. Most skipjacks were named after mothers and daughters, since other relationships could always end. Later, Gene Tyler, of Tilghman Island,acquired MARTHA LEWIS. He worked her for 21 years, finally selling her to his brother-in-law, William Rowe. Two years later, unable to afford her upkeep, Mr. Rowe sold her. Dr. Randy George purchased the boat in the hope that an organization could preserve the boat’s history and working tradition. Martha Lewis: Working History

10. Hull • Hard-chined (to reduce heel and add stability) • Low freeboard & broad beam • Centerboard to reduce draft Sail Plan • Sloop-rigged: two sails fore-and-aft • Club-footed jib, self-tending • Large sail area for power

16. What a Docent Needs to Know Know your audience: why are they on your cruise? what do they know? what is there attention span don’t talk TOO much What should you cover? boarding, welcome, and safety (usually the Captain) about the Martha Lewis about the Upper Bay (geography/culture/history) about basic Bay ecology about the oystering and the oyster

17. URL for CHC Volunteer Resources http://cgis.hbg.psu.edu/CHC/CHC_resources.htm GO TO WEBSITE

18. Upper Bay Geography

24. The Bay Environment

25. SATELLITE VIEW OF CHESAPEAKE BAY Susquehanna Elk Sassafras Patapsco Chester Choptank Patuxent Potomac Nanticoke Pocomoke Rappahannock Piankatank York

26. Product of a Rising Sea The Chesapeake Bay is the drowned, ancestral valley of the Susquehanna River; the bay is fed by runoff from tributaries of the Potomac, Patuxent, Rappahannock, and James Rivers About 18,000 years ago, the Susquehanna riverbed extended beyond present Cape Henry and Cape Charles and continued to the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean, at that time at the edge of the continental shelf. MORE

27. The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem

28. 2002 SAV

29. 2003 SAV

30. 2004 SAV

31. Oyster Dredging

37. Environmental Education

38. Discovery Bay Patrol A Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc. Discovery Classroom presented jointly with the Susquehanna Museum of HdG at the Lock House Appropriate for elementary levels 2-4. This is a 4-4.5 hour 2 part program. The purpose of which is to assist children to understand the importance of preservation and conservation of the wetlands, the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Bay.

39. Discovery Bay StudiesA Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc.Discovery ClassroomAppropriate for grades 5+. This is a 4-4.5 hour program, whose purpose is to educate our next generation on the importance of protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its rich history while providing a qualified field experience to reinforce Maryland Learning Objectives. This is a quality based student directed field experience that focuses on science.

40. Discovery History HuntersA Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc. Discovery Classroom presented jointly with the Susquehanna Museum of HdG at the Lock House Appropriate for elementary levels 1-3. This is a 4-4.5 hour 2 part program; students spend approx. 2 hours on the Skipjack and 2 hours at the Museum with ½ hour lunch break.

41. Discovery Bay Patrol Discovery Bay Studies Discovery History Hunters Information Booklet Education Program Descriptions

42. Maryland Sea Grant – Skipjack Video Clips A Century of Skipjacks A Skipjack Goes Down… A Skipjack Goes Down The Boat Coming Alive …And Rises Again The Art of Oystering …And is Re-launched A Waterman and His Boat Oyster Science Today Note: Users must be connected to the internet and have the QuickTime movie viewer installed to view these video clips. They are streamed from the Maryland Sea Grant.

43. Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy Orientation Workshop Acknowledgments Captain Greg – Ideas and direction Cindi Beane – Publicity and staff support Amy Kehring – Photos and registration Jack Carroll – Sailing instruction slides CHC Volunteers – Presentation production Other Organizations – Website resources Penn State Harrisburg – Software and server resources Monica Worrell/Hess Hotels Group – Meeting space and complimentary stays Instructors: Greg Shinn, Jack Carroll, Dave Berry, Cindi Beane, Joe Irr, Al Burke, Brady Stroh

44. Upper Bay Navigagtion