MARYLAND’S SMART GROWTH and LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS/PARTNERSHIPS

1. MARYLAND’S SMART GROWTH and LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS/PARTNERSHIPS • State of Maryland • Parris N. Glendening, Governor • Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lt. Governor • Maryland Department of Natural Resources • J. Charles Fox, Secretary • Karen White, Deputy Secretary

2. The Problems Loss of Farmland • Losing 15,000–25,000 acres/year

3. Roadside Sprawl conflicts with farming and costs taxpayers

4. Large-lot development consumes forests & natural resources

5. Waterfront Development Damages Fragile Coastlines

6. Maryland Environmental Trust 1967 Program Open Space 1969 Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation 1974 Rural Legacy Program 1997 GreenPrint Program 2001 Community Parks & Playgrounds 2001 The SolutionsA PROUD TRADITION OF LAND CONSERVATION

7. The Solutions • Governor Parris N. Glendening’s • Smart Growth Initiatives • Nationally recognized land acquisition and conservation programs • Maryland GreenPrint Program • Funds the purchase or protection of large tracts of ecologically sensitive lands within Maryland’s Green Infrastructure • Community Parks and Playgrounds • Provides funding to local governments and municipalities for the development of new parks/playgrounds as well as the renovation of older parks • Rural Legacy Program • Funds the purchase or protection farmland within designated Rural Legacy Areas within each Maryland county

8. $780 million for land preservation, parks and recreation since 1995 $176.2 million for FY2002, the largest annual budget for land preservation, parks and recreation Protected more land than any prior administration – more than 279,334 acres to date (25.8% of all protected lands) Protected more open space than lost to development for last 3 years Glendening Land Conservation Accomplishments

9. 6.2 million acres of land in Maryland 4.6 million acres of private farm & forest lands 400,000 acres under easement (6.47%) 657,150 acres of fed, state and local parks (10.5%) 25,650 acres private conservation land (0.4%) 1,081,962 acres total protected lands (17.4%) 1,227,000 acres developed (19.7%) Losing 15,000 – 25,000 acres/year to development Maryland’s Lands

10. Total Area of State 6,208,025 ac Total Protected Land 1,081,962 ac 17.43% Amount of State in watershed 5,822,538 ac 93.8% Bay Agreement Protection needed for 20% of State – 2.57% 159,643 ac The Challenge Meet Chesapeake Bay Agreement Goals

11. Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) - Both State and Federal Allocations Direct Grants (Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife, Forest Service) Transportation Enhancement Funds (TEA21) Federal PartnershipsAdditional funds and support to further land conservation goals

12. Administered through the National Park Service via annual allocations to all 50 states Also provides direct appropriations for specific projects via Federal allocations $75 million awarded in Maryland since 1967 via 357 projects Provides funding to both Local and State government for open space and recreation areas Funds both Land acquisition and development Important fund source to “stretch” State dollars Land and Water Conservation Fund

13. Successful LWCF Partnership HOLLY BEACH FARM Anne Arundel County

14. Conserving Maryland’sWaterfront

15. Holly Beach FarmProtecting waterfront lands threatened with development • Waterfront acreage located along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge • Development potential included subdivision for up to 20 waterfront estate lots w/potential water access • Protection of tidal marshes, hardwood swamps, and woodlands • Recently named the “Best Real Estate Deal of 2001” by the Washington Business Journal • Critical resting and feeding ground for many imperiled waterfowl species • Important winter cover and migratory staging area for waterfowl

16. Holly Beach Farm Partnerships for Conservation Partners include: LWCF/National Park Service Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Conservation Fund Chesapeake Bay Foundation Fish and Wildlife Service

17. Land and Water Conservation Fund State Allocation for FY2000 $992,023 TEA21 $2,875,000 National Park Service Direct Grant Federal LWCF Allocation $1,496,700 Maryland’s Program Open Space $1,886,277 Total Project Cost $7,250,000 Holly Beach Farm Funding Partners

18. Maryland’s GreenPrint Program • Based on DNR’s Green Infrastructure Program • A network of sensitive resources • Patterns of protected lands • Hubs of multiple resources • GIS capability • Identifies protection & management opportunities

19. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE • Features Include • Unique Wetlands • Large, Unmodified Wetlands • Interior Forest • Colonial Waterbird Nesting Sites • Waterfowl Concentration Areas • Rare, Threatened and Endangered • Species • Natural Heritage Areas • Habitat Protection Areas • Slopes > 10% • Streams and 268’ Buffer • Close Proximity to Existing Protected Lands

20. GreenPrint Douglas PointCharles County

21. Lower Potomac River Protection Strategy • at Douglas Point • One of the last remaining true wilderness areas in Maryland • 5,500 Acres targeted for acquisition or permanent protection • 9.5 Miles of shoreline along the Potomac • Area threatened with sand/gravel mining

22. Maryland’s goals at Douglas Point include: - Protection of mature interior upland forest - Protection of tidal and non-tidal wetlands - Protection of several stream valley corridors - Water quality protection for both the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay - Establishment of significant wildlife habitat/open space - Protection of threatened and endangered species of plant and animal - Protection of significant cultural resources – shipwrecks at Mallows Bay, Native American Sites, and Civil War Sites

23. Douglas Point links protected lands over an ecological “corridor” to include: • Federal Lands Piscataway National Park • U.S. Naval Ordinance Station at Indian Head • Naval Facility at Nanjemoy • State Lands Purse State Park • Smallwood State Park/Chapmans Forest • Chapel Point State Park • Doncaster State Forest • Mattawoman Natural Environmental Area • County Lands Ruth B. Swan County Park • Friendship Landing County Park • Protected Lands The Nature Conservancy Heron Rookery

24. 1.8 miles of shoreline along the Potomac River, the Nation’s River, along with mature interior forest, tidal/non-tidal wetlands, stream valleys, and wildlife habitat Links protected lands Land threatened with large commercial sand/gravel mining PEPCO PROPERTY AT DOUGLAS POINTCharles County1,263 Acres – Fee Simple

26. PEPCO Property at Douglas Point Funding Partners Bureau of Land Management Federal LWCF Allocation $2,700,000 Maryland’s GreenPrint Program $3,550,000 Total Project Cost $6,250,000 Fiscal 2002 LWCF State allocation dedicated to future land acquisition at Douglas Point

29. Maryland 1st in the Nation in Land Conservation The Sierra Club, 1999 National Preservation Award to Governor and DNR for Program Open Space and Rural Legacy National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1999 American Government Award for Smart Growth initiatives including Rural Legacy Ford Foundation and Harvard University, 2000 Best Real Estate Deal of 2001, Holly Beach Farm Washington Business Journal Awards for Land Conservation

30. 1st in nation for amount of agricultural land preserved 2nd in nation for $ spent for agricultural land preservation 3rd in nation in $ spent relative to state’s size (per acre of state’s total land area) 5th in nation in total $ spent for open space Maryland’s ranking with other states for Land Conservation Source: University of Wisconsin Extension Service

31. Preserving the Best of Maryland