The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Future Farmers of America are partnering to launch Expedition Susquehanna from June 18 to July 18 that will journey 444 miles from the headwaters of the Susquehanna in New York to the CBF headquarters on the Bay in Maryland.

Twelve high school students from the Pennsylvania Susquehanna watershed, nominated by FFA, with the support of local watershed organizations, will embark on this unique educational journey under the guidance of CBF’s professional expedition staff.

The mission of Expedition Susquehanna is to provide an experience for future agriculture leaders that will raise awareness of the value of healthy waterways.

The public is invited to follow the journey online through student journal entries and photographs posted and updated regularly on a special webpage.

CBF invites groups within the Susquehanna River watershed to get involved in the trip by: providing presentations, helping to organize public events, organizing educational opportunities, sponsoring public outreach events, publicizing the event in your newsletter or on your website.

Additional opportunities for participation include meeting up with the group at various stops along the river, or possibly even in your watershed, to give presentations and tours about the pressing environmental issues impacting your watershed or paddle along to enjoy the trip while sharing your watershed knowledge.

Contact Kim Patten, email: KPatten@savethebay.cbf.org, or Kelly Donaldson, email: KDonaldson@savethebay.cbf.org, or by calling CBF-Pennsylvania at 717-234-5550 if you or your organization would like to take advantage of any of these opportunities.

For updates and more information, visit the Expedition Susquehanna 2006 webpage.

3/10/2006