Links to Maryland County Land Preservation Resources
	Maryland’s counties also often provide land preservation opportunities through local programs, operated to complement State programs. County web sites can be an excellent source of information on land preservation opportunities available to residents of each specific county, through State programs and/or programs operated by the county government. County program administrators are usually in the best position to help landowners understand the different options available and their implications. Listed here are links to land preservation resources available on county government web sites. Even counties who do not provide explicit information on land preservation at their web sites are likely to have applicable information posted at their web sites when these programs are discussed in the meetings of the County Council, Board of County Commissioners, and/or the Planning Commission. Counties with local programs in addition to the State programs are marked with a red diamond (♦).
HOME PAGE OVERVIEW FACT SHEETS: About Maryland's Agricultural Land Preservation Program AGENDAS: Meetings of the MALPF Board of Trustees MINUTES: Meetings of the MALPF Board of Trustees LEGISLATION: Status of Current or Recent Legislation Introduced to the General Assembly affecting MALPF LEGAL DOCUMENTS: Relevant Annotated Code, Regulations, and the Deed of Easement FORMS: Easement Application, Lot Exclusion Requests, and Others REPORTS: Annual Reports and Policy Reports and Documents BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTACT INFORMATION: -Program Administrators -Foundation Staff LINKS: -Other State Land Preservation Resources -County Land Preservation Resources
	Allegany County This is the home page for Allegany County government.
	Anne Arundel County ♦ This link provides information on the Agricultural Land and Woodland Preservation Program specific to the County and administered by the County’s Department of Recreation and Parks.
	Baltimore County ♦ This link provides information on land preservation programs that are available to residents of Baltimore County, including MALPF, Rural Legacy, and GreenPrint. Baltimore County has its own County Agricultural Land Preservation Program.
	Calvert County ♦ This link provides information on land preservation options available to residents of Calvert County. The County has its own Agricultural Land Preservation Program in addition to state programs.
	Caroline County This link provides general information on Caroline County’s Department of Planning and Codes and its participation in the State’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program
	Carroll County ♦ This link provides information on the land preservation options available to residents of Carroll County. Of particular interest is the County’s Critical Farms Program available only to County residents.
	Cecil County This link provides a list of members of the County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board and links to the minutes of its meetings.
	Charles County This link provides a general description of land preservation options available to Charles County landowners. The County's brochure on land preservation options for landowners is available on-line in Adobe Acrobat format. A general statement of the County’s land preservation policy is also available on-line.
	Dorchester County This is the home page for Dorchester County government.
	Frederick County ♦ This page provides links to information on land preservation options available to County residents, including a Critical Farms program and an installment purchase agreement program to purchase easements specific to Frederick County.
	Garrett County This is the link for Garrett County’s Planning & Zoning Office. A page on land preservation in the County is currently under construction.
	Harford County ♦ This page details the land preservation options available to residents of Harford County, including the County’s own easement program based primarily on installment purchase agreements
	Howard County ♦ This is the link for Howard County’s Department of Planning & Zoning. This section of the County government’s web site provides links to an agriculture newsletter, maps, and information on the County’s agricultural land preservation program (ALPP) composed of a County Easement Purchase Program, the purchase of easements by MALPF, and the transfer of development rights through the density/cluster exchange option in the rural west of the County.
	Kent County This page provides links to information about the State agricultural land preservation program and the local agricultural land preservation advisory board.
	Montgomery County ♦ This is the link for the Agricultural Services Division of Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development. This section of the County government’s web site provides links to information on the range of land preservation options available to County residents, including Montgomery County Agricultural Easement Program, the Legacy Open Space Program, and the Montgomery County Transfer of Development Rights Program, specific to the County, in addition to the range of State programs. There are also links to a range of programs and services for the County’s agricultural industry.
	Prince George’s County This is the home page for Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District. There is a link to the Agricultural Preservation Program on this page.
	Queen Anne’s County This is the home page for Queen Anne’s County government.
	St. Mary’s County ♦ This is the home page for St. Mary’s County government. A general statement of the County’s land preservation policy is available on-line.
	Somerset County The web site for Somerset County government is currently under construction.
	Talbot County This page belongs to Talbot County Planning Office where the County’s agricultural land preservation program is located.
	Washington County ♦ This is the link for Washington County’s Planning Department. Information on agricultural land preservation in the County is available on this page. Minutes of the Commissioners’ meetings are also available elsewhere on the County’s web site.
	Wicomico County ♦ This is the home page of the Wicomico County Planning & Zoning Department. There is a listing of the membership and duties of the County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board.
	Worcester County This page provides links to information on agricultural land preservation, Rural Legacy, local land trusts, and useful county maps.
	These descriptions are provided for general information purposes only. Links and the information available at these web pages may change without prior notice. Last revised: July 31, 2007. info@malpf.info
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