A kid hold a fishing pole and another is on a bike at a fishing pier.
Anthony Gough, left, looks into Peach Orchard Cove while his cousin Nathan Gough readies a fishing rod on July 4, 2021 in Turner Station Park. (Photo by Ethan Weston/Chesapeake Bay Program)

Importance of Being Outside Experiencing Nature

Respondents were asked, "When you think about all the things you could be doing with your time, how important is it to you to spend time outside and experience nature?"
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A boardwalk winds over the water with a bridge in the background.
The Riverwalk in Hopewell, Virginia is a 1,700-foot boardwalk at the confluence of the Appomattox and James Rivers. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A group of people fishing on the beach at Sandy Point State Park.
A 2015 visitor survey conducted by the Hispanic Access Foundation found that over 80% of Sandy Point's visitors are of Latin American origin or descent. (Photo by Carlin Stiehl/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Students from Benjamin Franklin High School pick up litter along a living shoreline at Masonville Cove in Baltimore, Maryland.

Importance of Having Convenient Access to Water

Respondents were asked, "How important is it to you to have convenient access to the water for any of the outdoor activities mentioned?"
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Two elderly African American women pose for a photo on the Ektonia beach.
Elinor Thompson, left, commissioner of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and H. Beverly Larkins visit Elktonia-Carr's Beach, a new public heritage park, after a signing ceremony in Annapolis, Md. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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