For 37 years, the Captain Avery Museum has been preserving the history and culture of Southern Anne Arundel County and its strong ties to the Chesapeake Bay. Listen as Executive Director Deborah Gangloff explains how the recently renovated attraction is using new exhibits and offerings to help fulfill its mission of bringing cultural and arts programming to Shady Side, Maryland.

For the past 30 years, Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB) has been providing individuals with disabilities and youth from underserved communities with the thrill, freedom, and therapeutic value of sailing. Listen as Executive Director Paul Bollinger explains how CRAB lifts spirits, builds confidence, and helps dreams come true for individuals who never thought they’d have the opportunity to enjoy the simple, invigorating pleasures of sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.

The Naval Academy Business Services Division supports the Brigade of Midshipmen with a host of their everyday needs. Listen as Heather Skipper, Hospitality Sales Manager for the Naval Academy Business Services Division, provides a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes to add to the enjoyment of a midshipmen’s experience at the U.S. Naval Academy and how visitors can support the Brigade of Midshipmen by touring the Yard, dining at the Dry Dock and Alley Restaurants, shopping at the Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, and more.

Annapolis and Anne Arundel County have a wide range of options for people of all ages and abilities who want to get out and bike, walk, or run. Listen as Jon Korin, President of Bike AAA and Chairman of the Anne Arundel County Bicycle Advisory Commission, explains the great strides that have been made in recent years to extend trails, improve bike safety, and encourage the use of bikes for recreation as well as transportation.

Since 1934, the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis has served as a steward of Maryland’s story as told through art, artifacts, public records, and the built environment. Listen as Deputy State Archivist and Secretary of the State House Trust, Elaine Rice Bachmann, explains how the ongoing process of discovery and learning about what was meaningful to our ancestors helps provide an insight into the behaviors of 21st century Marylanders and beyond.

The Chesapeake Arts Center is a focal point for the arts in Northern Anne Arundel County. For the past 20 years, it’s been providing area residents and visitors with joy, opportunity, and a strong sense of community. Listen as Executive Director Donna Anderson shares the vision and the initiatives in the works to further the Center’s outreach to individuals of all ages through enhanced programming and the planned addition of a new exhibition space to showcase the work of local artists.

Since 2001, the Four Rivers Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town and South County has been working to help create a more livable and economically sustainable community for all by serving as a funding resource for non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving the region’s unique heritage. Listen as Four Rivers Executive Director Dr. Carol Benson explains how her organization uses every tool in its tool kit to help its partners tell their own stories in their own voices. Having just doubled the size of the heritage area, Four Rivers looks forward to helping even more organizations by administering grants and fostering collaborative efforts to help share stories that otherwise might be forever untold.

Featuring 137 parks and natural resources areas and 533 miles of shoreline, Anne Arundel County is a favorite with outdoor adventurers and nature enthusiasts. Listen as Colleen Joseph, Marketing and Communications Director for Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks, shares the latest updates. From new construction and programming at county parks, to the opening of a state-of-the-art golf course, to enhanced biking and hiking trails, swimming opportunities, and more, Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks is on a mission to fulfill its pledge, “We Make Life Better.”

Thanks to a little bit of serendipity and a lot of strategic leveraging, stewardship, hard work, and persistence, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has been conducting some of the best environmental research in the world right here in Anne Arundel County for nearly 56 years. Listen as SERC Director and Principal Investigator, Dr. Tuck Hines, explains how the organization’s findings on climate change, pollution, land use effects, fishing, and changes in biodiversity help provide policy makers with the information they need to make sound science-based decisions to safeguard the health of our planet for generations to come.

Oysters are a keystone species that play a major role in helping to ensure the health of the Chesapeake Bay. With an oyster population at one-to-two percent of what it was in the 1800s, massive intervention efforts are underway to help restore their numbers. Listen as Maryland Oyster Restoration Specialist Pat Beall explains the recycling, spat-on-shell production, and reef-building work underway at the Maryland Oyster Restoration Center in Shady Side, Maryland.