Commitment to Resource Preservation
Anne Arundel County continues a long standing commitment to preserve agricultural land and forest land in perpetuity through various County and State funded preservation programs. Goals of the programs are to promote agriculture and forestry as viable sectors of the local economy, encourage the use of best management practices to reduce runoff and promote healthy streams and discourage the loss of prime agricultural land and forest land to development.
Purchase of Development Rights Programs
Landowner interest is the basis for requesting County funds each year during the Capital Budget cycle. Funds are contingent on approval by the County Executive and County Council. Recent easement offers range from $8,000 to $10,000 per acre with cash at settlement.
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF)
Application Deadline – May 1
https://mda.maryland.gov/malpf/Pages/default.aspx
Anne Arundel County Ag and Woodland Preservation Program
Rural Legacy Area Program (RLA)
http://dnr.maryland.gov/land/Pages/default.aspx
Contact Us
Agricultural Program Planner
Chair of the Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board