{"id":26633,"date":"2019-03-25T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=26633"},"modified":"2019-03-25T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:47:14","slug":"easement-protects-anne-arundel-county-forested-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/03\/25\/easement-protects-anne-arundel-county-forested-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Easement Protects Anne Arundel County Forested Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Partners Preserve Scenic Land on Little Patuxent<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/ANNE-Egolf-BL20181116-46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-26641\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/ANNE-Egolf-BL20181116-46-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of forested land on Egolf property in Anne Arundel County\" width=\"349\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/ANNE-Egolf-BL20181116-46-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/ANNE-Egolf-BL20181116-46-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/ANNE-Egolf-BL20181116-46-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a>Maryland Environmental Trust and Scenic Rivers Land Trust have permanently protected 111 acres of forestland, wetlands and meadow along the Little Patuxent River from development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Owner Linda Egolf granted a conservation easement on the property, which has been in her family for more than 100 years, forever protecting this ecologically important habitat. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to have worked with our partners to protect this property\u201d said Maryland Environmental Trust Director Bill Leahy. \u201cIt is a privilege to assist this landowner in her goal of protecting her family lands.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the conservation easement was provided by the Anne Arundel County Forestry and Forested Land Protection Grant Program, a grant program administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust with funds from Anne Arundel County\u2019s fee-in-lieu funds generated from Maryland&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/forests\/Pages\/programapps\/newfca.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Conservation Act<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting our ecologically valuable lands is vital to protecting our waterways and quality of life in Anne Arundel County,\u201d Scenic Rivers Executive Director Rick Leader said. \u201cWith this grant program, the county is a leader in the state of Maryland, demonstrating how to effectively and efficiently preserve green spaces for the benefit of county residents, landowners and our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partners Preserve Scenic Land on Little Patuxent Maryland Environmental Trust and Scenic Rivers Land Trust have permanently protected 111 acres of forestland, wetlands and meadow along the Little Patuxent River from development.\u00a0 Owner Linda Egolf granted a conservation easement on the property, which has been in her family for more than 100 years, forever protecting<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/03\/25\/easement-protects-anne-arundel-county-forested-land\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the 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