|
 Protecting Land Forever!
|
|
Property in Perryman Preserved Forever
In May 2023, the Crothers family permanently preserved 32-acres in the Harford County community of Perryman. The property contains 14 acres of tillable land as well as 16 acres of forest within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area. The coastal plain property is near and drains into Cranberrry Run, a tributary of Church Creek, and is adjacent to the County owned Perryman Park.
Harford Land Trust and Maryland Environmental Trust were honored to work with the Crothers to preserve their beloved family property. This success was made possible with funding from the US Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground (through an initiative known as the Army Compatible Use Buffer Program or ACUB). Read more.
|
|
Partners Conserve Forest on the Crownsville Hospital Property
The Maryland Environmental Trust and Scenic Rivers Land Trust have permanently protected 158 acres of forested land located on the Crownsville Hospital property. Anne Arundel County granted a conservation easement, which eliminates development rights, on this portion of the 460 acre hospital site as a condition of the transfer of ownership from the State of Maryland to the county.
The conserved portion of the hospital property is almost entirely wooded. A network of over three miles of streams—tributaries of Bacon Ridge Branch and, in turn, the South River—run through the forest. The conserved area is classified as “Significant for Biodiversity Conservation” according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Biodiversity Conservation Network (BioNet) digital map system. Read more.
|
|
|
Maryland's 5 Million Tree Initiative
The Maryland Environmental Trust and Maryland Forest Service are working together to offer you the opportunity to plant trees on your conservation easement property! Please contact the Forest Service for more information.
In 2021, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation in support of planting and maintaining 5 million native trees in the State by 2031. In 2022, Maryland released its final “Plan for Growing 5 Million Trees in Maryland." Learn more.
|
|
|
|
Learn about protected places, explore Maryland spaces, or find something new. Check out MET's partners near you.
|
|
June is Great Outdoors Month
Celebrate Great Outdoors Month with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources! DNR leads Maryland in securing a sustainable future for our environment, society, and economy by preserving, protecting, restoring, and enhancing the State’s natural resources.
Maryland’s extraordinary, diverse, and beautiful public lands were the reason the National Geographic Magazine called the state of Maryland "America in Miniature". Maryland has everything from the Appalachian Mountain and the Chesapeake Bay to marshland on the Eastern Shore to the Atlantic Ocean. The best news is that there is a state park or forest within minutes of your home.
Looking for places to visit and things to do in Maryland? Check out these opportunites:
|
DNR Announces Three License-Free Fishing Days Scheduled for 2023
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers license-free fishing days for all state residents and visitors on June 3, June 10, and July 4.
Maryland’s annual license-free fishing days offer anglers a unique opportunity to explore the state’s diverse fishing without needing a fishing license, trout stamp, or registration. On these days, any individual may catch and possess finfish for recreational purposes in any tidal and nontidal waters of Maryland. Learn more.
|
|
|
SUPPORT the long term stewardship of more than 1,100 conservation easements held by Maryland Environmental Trust with a tax deductible contribution to the MET's Stewardship Fund.
|
|
|
|
|
