MET Newsletter: December 2022

Maryland Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 12/07/2022 10:08 AM EST

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Protecting Land Forever!

Partnership Protects Land in Charles County

Recently, Maryland Environmental Trust and the Conservancy for Charles County were jointly granted a conservation easement by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association on a 29-acre forested property along Marshall Hall Road near the community of Bryans Road. The purpose of this easement is to protect natural lands that are visible from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, which is approximately four miles north of the easement across the Potomac River in Virginia. This is the second easement project that MET and the Conservancy have partnered on for this purpose.

The Mount Vernon Ladies Association works with nonprofit and governmental partners to permanently protect natural and scenic land within Mount Vernon's historic viewshed, which encomapsses parts of Charles and Prince George's Counties near the Potomac River in Maryland. Over the past 60+ years, Mount Vernon Ladies Association has worked to protect about 5,000 acres of land within the viewshed.

Partners Near You

Learn about protected places, explore Maryland spaces, or find something new. Check out MET's partners near you.

Wild Acres in Your Backyard

Maryland’s Wild Acres is a voluntary program which encourages Maryland citizens to create backyard wildlife habitat. The Wild Acres program offers fact sheets on how landowners can enhance their habitat for wildlife by creating food, water and shelter resources. Learn more.

Wild Maryland Cookbook

Do you have a favorite holiday recipe featuring a Maryland species? Send DNR your family favorites and holiday traditions featuring food fished, foraged or hunted to DNR.Recipes@maryland.gov. Submissions will be accepted throughout the holiday season. Learn more.

Kick Off the New Year Outdoors

Get outside and learn more about First Day Hikes, Maryland’s annual tradition for a fun, healthy way to welcome the New Year. First Day Hikes are part of a nationwide initiative led by America’s State Parks that encourages all 50 states to offer outdoor hiking opportunities on the first day of the new year! Hikers should check the DNR website for information about public lands near them. Join us in Maryland on January 1st or throughout the first weekend of the new year for a hike at a state park near you. Learn more.

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