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| RecordID | BES_249 |
| ID | |
| PublicationDate | 12/31/2009 |
| Title | Agriculture Land Preservation Foundation Lands |
| Edition | |
| Publication Place | Annapolis, MD |
| Publisher | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| Online Linkage | http://beslter.org/geodatabase_SAL |
| Abstract | The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF), housed within the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), protects agricultural lands through the use of perpetual easements. Described briefly, the process begins with an interested, qualified landowner voluntarily creating a district, containing one or more tracts of land. Easements may then be donated or purchased, protecting in perpetuity the land for agricultural purposes. There is a formal process for obtaining these designations, including the Maryland Board of Public Works approval |
| Purpose | To preserve productive agricultural land and woodland in Maryland to provide for the continued production of food and fiber, curb the extent of random urban development, and protect these lands as open space. |
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| Is GIS (1 yes 0 no)? | 1 |
| West | -77.314183-81.715387 |
| East | -76.012008-75.21821 |
| North | 39.72484739.791553 |
| South | 38.70836737.57713 |
| Presentation Form | vector digital data |
| Data Credit | Maryland Department of Natural Resources - GIS Division; Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation |
| Reference Name | Ken Miller |
| Reference Place | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| Reference EMail | kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us |
| Theme Keywords | easements, districts, MALPF, protected land, agriculture, preservation, Maryland, Board of Public Works, BPW, MDP, Biophysical Resources, Land, BES, |
| Place Keywords | Maryland, MSA, |
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