In December 2013 Prof. Emeritus Erve Chambers (principal investigator), Ph.D. Candidate Kristin Sullivan (co-principal investigator), and M.A.A. alumna Ennis Barbery (research assistant) completed the Indigenous Cultural Landscapes Study for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, in cooperation with the ICL team at the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay. This study explored the ICL concept, and the ways in which it might be used along the Trail, potentially aiding in conservation and interpretation. Additionally, they conducted a pilot ICL study on the Nanticoke River in Maryland and Delaware, working with Native descendent communities and other experts such as regional archaeologists. Utilizing information provided by these collaborators, as well as archival research, they identified a high-potential ICL area along and nearby the Nanticoke and refined criteria and methodology for ICL research. Resulting reports are currently under review by the NPS Chesapeake Bay.