An environmental group dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay is launching a campaign — Cyclist for the Bay — to get people out of their cars and onto their bikes.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is asking people to pledge to use their bicycles whenever possible, bike to work at least once a week, and spread the word about the need to protect the bay.
The Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast is one of the nation's natural wonders. At the turn of the last century, writer H.L. Mencken called it the world's protein factory, for all the clams, oysters, crabs and varieties of fish that came from its waters.
Pollution
Today the Bay is choked with pollution from cities like Baltimore and Washington DC, chemicals from farmland and runoff from surburban sprawl. Reducing the number of cars in that equation is just one part of the puzzle in protecting the Chesapeake.
The Chesapeake collects water from over 64,000 square miles, including large areas of Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New York. That's where I first got interested in bicycle touring as an adult. The bicycling opportunities in that area are limitless.
The pledge:
In return, the cyclist gets:
Membership is free.
Photo above from julziet at flickr.com
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