The Northeast Regional Center for Rural
Development Land Use Toolbox
Maryland - Land Preservation
links
University
of Maryland
Coastal
Marsh Project,
http://www.geog.umd.edu/wetlands/
Description:
The purpose of the Coastal Marsh Project was to analyze the surface condition
of coastal marshes and detect areas that were at risk for rapid loss of
land area. Overall coastal marsh health and potential for deterioration
were assessed for much of the east coast of the United States. The result
of Project operations was the development of a Marsh Surface Condition
data set and improved scientific analysis of coastal marshes.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Environmental
Finance Center,
http://www.efc.umd.edu/
Description:
The Environmental Finance Center works with communities to develop innovative
funding and financing strategies for environmental and community development
projects. The Center is supported through a partnership with the US Environmental
Protection Agency.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Forest
Stewardship Resources,
http://www.naturalresources.umd.edu/Forest_Stewardship.html
Description:
Forest stewardship is "the managing of forest resources in a way
that meets the needs of the current owners, but does not detract or degrade
the use by future generations." It requires that the owner has a
sense of responsibility; knows the opportunities; is aware of the consequences
of actions; and is guided by objectives.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Riparian
Buffer Systems,
http://www.riparianbuffers.umd.edu/
Description:
Information about the benefits and construction/preservation of riparian
buffer systems.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Other Maryland Links
1000
Friends of Maryland
1000
Friends of Maryland,
http://www.friendsofmd.org/friends2.html
Description: Formed in 1996, 1000 Friends of Maryland is a coalition of business and development companies, architectural and historical preservation organizations, community and environmental groups. Our mission is twofold: to preserve what is best about Maryland and to encourage sensible growth.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Alliance
for the Chesapeake Bay
Alliance
for the Chesapeake Bay,
http://www.acb-online.org/
Description: The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit organization that builds and fosters partnerships to protect and to restore the Bay and its rivers. The Alliance does not lobby or litigate. Instead, we do the slow, hard work of bridging dialogue between groups that don't see eye-to-eye, forming strategies for joint solutions, and building the capacity of communities for local-level action.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
American
Farmland Trust
American
Farmland Trust Mid-Atlantic Office: Maryland,
http://www.farmland.org/mid_atlantic/maryland.htm
Description: Since their founding in 1980, American Farmland Trust has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. They have three strategies for saving America's farmland: protect the best land through publicly funded agricultural conservation easement programs; plan for growth with agriculture in mind through effective community planning and growth management; and keep the land healthy for farmland through encouraging stewardship and conservation practices.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Appalachian
Mountain Club
Appalachian
Mountain Club,
http://www.outdoors.org/
Description:
The enhancement program reflects a growing recognition that transportation
programs, while vital for national mobility and international competitiveness,
must also be environmentally sound. The Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans) encourages local communities to be directly involved in enhancement
projects. Enhancement activities are a means to more creatively and sensitively
integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Calvert
County
Development,
Land Use & Planning,
http://www.co.cal.md.us/planning/default.htm
Description: Information about development, land use, and planning in Calvert County, Maryland.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Chesapeake
Bay Commission
Chesapeake
Bay Commission,
http://www.chesbay.state.va.us/home.htm
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Commission is a tri-state legislative commission which
advises the General Assemblies of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
in cooperatively managing the Chesapeake Bay. Since 1980, the Commission
has been a catalyst for a number of important advances in the Chesapeake
Bay Program and the states by developing and pursuing initiatives related
to fisheries management, toxics reduction, land use, agricultural nutrient
management, natural resource protection and nutrient-load reduction, among
others.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake
Bay Program
Chesapeake
Bay Program,
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has led
and directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Code
of Maryland Regulations
Code
of Maryland Regulations,
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/
Description: Maryland State agency regulations are compiled in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). COMAR contains 33 Titles, with each Title usually corresponding to a department or agency. Each regulation is assigned a unique four-part codification number.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Agriculture
Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation,
http://www.mda.state.md.us/geninfo/genera3.htm
Description: The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation was created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1977 to preserve productive agricultural land and woodland that provides for the continued production of food and fiber for the present and future citizens of the state. Preservation of agricultural land and woodland helps to curb the expansion of random urban development, protects wildlife and preserves the environmental qualify of the Chesapeake Bay and its' tributaries.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of the Environment
Maryland
Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanup Program,
http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/ERRP_Brownfields/index.asp
Description: The Maryland Brownfields and VCP program was established in February 1997 to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of industrial and commercial properties, promote economic development, create new job opportunities, and prevent urban sprawl.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of the Environment
Wetlands
and Waterways Program,
http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/WaterPrograms/Wetlands_Waterways/index.asp
Description: MDE's Wetlands and Waterways Program seeks to conserve valuable aquatic systems; providing for the environmental, economic and resource needs of Maryland.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Forest
Service,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/
Description: The Forest Service works with partners and stakeholders in the forestry community to influence the health, sustainability, diversity and productivity of Maryland's forests and trees. We strive for clean water, healthy forests, and liveable communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Forest
Stewardship,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/stewcon.asp
Description: Information about programs that promote sustainable forest management practices.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Forest
Watershed Management Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/cbcon.asp
Description: The Maryland Forest Watershed Management Program was created to answer the question: How can forests improve watershed health? Forests are the least polluting land use, a mainstay for producing clean water and viable wildlife habitat, and a major factor in urban quality of life. Expanding our forest area can reduce nutrients in our streams and the Chesapeake Bay, a fundamental step in restoration. Targeting forests to sensitive areas, such as streamsides, shorelines, seeps, steep slopes, erodible soils, or headwater areas, can prove particularly beneficial for water quality and riparian and aquatic habitat.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Green
Print Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/greenprint/
Description: In May 2001, the State of Maryland legislatively created a new program, GreenPrint, designed to protect lands critical to long-term ecological health. These lands, referred to as Maryland's green infrastructure, provide the natural foundation needed to support a diverse plant and animal population, and enables valuable natural processes like filtering water and cleaning the air, to take place.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Landowner
Conservation Incentives,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/milo.html
Description: The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) grew out of increasing recognition that wetlands and lands adjacent to streams (riparian areas) and other water bodies have a tremendous impact on water quality and provide critical wildlife habitat. These important conservation areas can be protected and restored in many ways.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Maryland
Environmental Trust,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/met/
Description: The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is a statewide local land trust governed by a citizen Board of Trustees. Our goal is the preservation of open land, such as farmland, forest land, and significant natural resources. Our primary tool for doing this is the conservation easement, a voluntary agreement between a landowner and MET.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Maryland
Greenways,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/
Description: Maryland's Greenways and Water Trails Program works with public and private sector partners to preserve a network of natural corridors that connect areas of open space. Some corridors in the system include trails along rivers, streams, ridgelines, and abandoned rail lines, as well as vegetated corridors with no improvements for human access.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Natural
Heritage Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/nhpintro.html
Description: How can we balance our need to grow with our responsibility to protect Maryland's remarkable array of ecosystems and species? The Natural Heritage Program plays an important role in this vital effort. By focusing energies on those plants, animals and natural areas which are most in danger of disappearing, the Program helps to ensure that these essential elements of Maryland's diverse biological heritage do not vanish from our landscape.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Program
Open Space,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/pos.html
Description: Program Open Space(POS) is a nationally recognized program providing dedicated funds for Maryland's state and local parks and conservation areas. Established under the Department of Natural Resources in 1969, POs symbolizes Maryland's long term commitment to conserving our natural resources while providing exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities for our citizens.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Rural
Legacy Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/rurallegacy/
Description: The Rural Legacy Program provides the focus and funding necessary to protect large, contiguous tracts of land and other strategic areas from sprawl development and to enhance natural resource, agricultural, forestry and environmental protection through cooperative efforts among state and local governments and land trusts. Protection is provided through the acquisition of easements and fee estates from willing landowners and the supporting activities of Rural Legacy Sponsors and local governments.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Urban
and Community Forestry Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programs/urban/
Description: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service is the state agency responsible for the management and protection of the state's urban forestry resources. The group within the Forest Service with direct oversight is called the Urban and Community Forestry Program (U&CF).
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Planning
Department
of Planning,
http://www.mdp.state.md.us/#
Description:
MDP coordinates the plans and programs of government agencies, private
enterprises, and the citizens of Maryland to support State Planning Policy;
works to ensure livable communities that retain their value over time;
serves as the lead agency for land preservation and recreation planning;
and maintains and develops resources necessary for the State's planning
needs.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Eastern
Shore Land Conservancy
Eastern
Shore Land Conservancy,
http://www.eslc.org/
Description:
The mission of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy is to conserve those
lands which will best preserve the Eastern Shore's farms, forests, fisheries,
and rich rural heritage for the benefit of future generations.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Environmental
Fund for Maryland
Environmental
Fund for Maryland,
http://www.efm.org/
Description: The Environmental Fund for Maryland (EFM) is an alliance of twenty non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving, protecting and sustaining Maryland's natural heritage.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Environmental
Protection Agency
Mid-Atlantic
Brownfields Programs,
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Description:
Information about EPA Region 3's brownfield programs.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Eyes
of Paint Branch
Eyes
of Paint Branch,
http://www.eopb.org/
Description: The Eyes of Paint Branch was formed in 1994 to preserve and enhance the ecology of the Paint Branch. We are a grass-roots organization of volunteer citizens devoted to preserving the Paint Branch through education, community awareness, and action.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Maryland
Farm Service Agency,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/md
Description:
Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources,
providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping
farm operations recover from the effects of disaster are the missions
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Land
Trust Alliance
MD
Land Trust Alliance National Directory of Land Conservation Trusts,
http://lta.org/findlandtrust/MD.htm
Description:
LTA is the only organization dedicated to the effectiveness and sustainability
of the nation's land trusts and their use of conservation easements.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Lower
Eastern Shore Heritage Committee
Lower
Eastern Shore Heritage Committee,
http://www.skipjack.net/le_shore/heritage
Description:
The Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Committee is a grassroots, nonprofit
organization whose purpose is to preserve, protect and promote the cultural,
natural and historical heritage of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards
Maryland
Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards,
http://www.mdforest.sailorsite.net/
Description:
For more than fifty years, Maryland's Forest Conservancy District Boards
have been working to perpetuate Maryland's forest resource. As volunteer
advocates for forestry, Forestry Board members focus their attention on
Maryland's trees and forests...our renewable natural resource.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Coastal Bays Program
Maryland
Coastal Bays Program,
http://www.mdcoastalbays.org/
Description:
Part of the National Estuary Program, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program
is a cooperative effort between Worcester County, Berlin, and Ocean City
which have come together to produce the first ever management plan for
their bays. The Maryland Coastal Bays Program protects the land and waters
of Assawoman, Isle of Wight, Sinepuxent, Newport, and Chincoteague bays.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Forests Association
Maryland
Forests Association Homepage,
http://www.mdforests.org/
Description:
The mission of the Maryland Forests Association is "to promote the
maintenance of a healthy and productive forests land base so as to enhance
the economic, environmental, and social well-being of all who live in
Maryland."
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Judiciary
Maryland
Appellate Court Opinions,
http://www.courts.state.md.us/opinions.html
Description: Only reported opinions are available here. Reported opinions appearing on this website may not be the final, official version of the text of Appellate Court opinions/orders. Only the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports contain the final, official texts of the reported opinions of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Maryland
NRCS,
http://www.md.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Office
of Smart Growth
Office
of Smart Growth,
http://www.smartgrowth.state.md.us/
Description:
The Office of Smart Growth will continue and build upon its mission to
coordinate the Priority Places efforts of state agencies, work with developers
and local officials to help them bring smart growth projects to fruition,
and educate and informe the public.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Potomac
Conservancy
Potomac
Conservancy,
http://www.potomac.org/
Description:
The Potomac Conservancy conducts a comprehensive land protection program;
develops and implements a variety of land and water restoration projects;
provides counseling and other conservation support services for more than
70 other land trusts across four states and the District of Columbia;
provides meaningful, hands-on volunteer and education programs for adults
and young people to foster a stewardship ethic; and partners with other
land trusts, conservation organizations, and local, state, and federal
agencies to more efficiently and expeditiously achieve land protection
and restoration goals.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Potomac
Riverkeeper Network
Potomac
Riverkeeper Home,
http://www.potomacriverkeeper.org/
Description:
The mission of the Potomac Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the Potomac
River, from its headwaters in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, through
citizen action, advocacy and enforcement.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Potomac
Watershed Partnership
Potomac
Watershed Partnership,
http://www.potomacwatershed.net/index.html
Description:
The Potomac Watershed Partnership is a large-scale restoration and stewardship
project focused on the Potomac River watershed. Its mission is to create
a collaborative effort among federal, state, and local partners to restore
the health of the land and waters of the Potomac River Basin. This will
enhance the quality of life and overall health of the Chesapeake Bay,
the nation's largest estuary.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Sierra
Club
Maryland
Chapter Homepage,
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/
Description:
The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect
the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use
of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity
to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Smart
Growth Network
Maryland
Smart Growth Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=MD&res=800
Description:
Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific
state.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
State
Department of Assessments and Taxation
Real
Property Information,
http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/real.html
Description:
Information about property taxes, assessments, and tax credits for homeowners,
property owners, and farmers.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
State
Highway Administration
Maryland
Scenic Byways Program,
http://www.sha.state.md.us/exploremd/oed/scenicByways/BywaysProgram.asp
Description:
The Maryland Scenic Byways program funds the development of community-based
corridor management plans (CMP), which make scenic byways eligible for
additional grants as well as a National Scenic Byway designation. A CMP
is a guide for the promotion, preservation and development of a scenic
byway that addresses issues that can be as diverse as tourism development,
roadway safety, highway signs or the preservation of natural features
and historic structures. It is the result of local governments, organizations,
and residents working together to document in maps and text the vision
for their scenic byway.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
The
Nature Conservancy
Maryland/DC
Chapter Homepage,
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/
Description:
The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals
and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth
by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, Maryland
University
of Maryland
Riparian
Buffer Systems,
http://www.riparianbuffers.umd.edu/
Description:
Information about the benefits and construction/preservation of riparian
buffer systems.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
USDA
Forest Service
Northeastern
Area State and Private Forestry,
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/
Description:
The mission of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area is to lead and
help support sustainable forest management and use across the landscape
to provide benefits for the people of the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern
States and the District of Columbia.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Valleys
Planning Council
Valleys
Planning Council,
http://www.thevpc.org/
Description:
The mission of the Valleys Planning Council is to conserve open space;
protect Baltimore County's agricultural, natural, historic and scenic
resources; and work with stakeholders to promote a balanced and rational
use of the land for the benefit of present and future generations.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Wicomico
Scenic River Commission
Wicomico
Scenic River Commission,
http://www.charlescounty.org/pgm/planning/plans/landpreserv/wicomico/default.htm
Description:
The intentions of the Wicomico Scenic River Commission, in accordance
with the Wicomico River Study and Management Plan are to protect the resources
of the river, swamp and adjacent lands through a program initiated and
controlled by local citizens and their local government.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Worcester
County
Landowner's
Guide to Protecting Worcester's Sensitive Areas,
http://www.co.worcester.md.us/loguide.htm
Description:
The natural resources of Worcester County enhance our quality of life,
providing economic, public health and safety, aesthetic and other benefits
to the individual landowner and to us all. Sensitive areas are places
or elements in the landscape that have ecological, economic and/or public
health values, and should receive some degree of management and protection.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Maryland