Protecting Today's Treasures for Tomorrow
9919 Stephen Decatur Highway, Suite 4 - Ocean City, Maryland 21842
Phone: 410-213-BAYS - Fax: 410-213-2574
Email: mcbp@mdcoastalbays.org
Phone: 410-213-BAYS - Fax: 410-213-2574
Email: mcbp@mdcoastalbays.org
Land Conservation Options For Property Owners
Property Owners Contacts
Katherine Munson, Worcester County Comprehensive Planning: 410-632-5651Kate Patton, Lower Shore Land Trust: 410-641-4467
John Hutson, Maryland Environmental Trust: 410-514-7910
Garth McCabe, Natural Resources Conservation Service: 410-632-0939, ext. 117
Nelson Brice, Natural Resources Conservation Service: 410-632-0939, ext. 128
Bill Crouch, The Conservation Fund: 443-482-2826
Steve Bunker, The Nature Conservancy: 410-268-3315
Tim Brower, Program Open Space: 410-543-6738
Richard Ross, Trust for Public Land: 202-543-7552
Patrick Meckley, Forest Legacy Program: 410-260-8531
Dan Murphy, US Fish and Wildlife Service at 410-573-4521
Coastal bays Program at 410-213-2297
Donated easement: This type of conservation easement can reap large tax benefits to landowners such as a 15-year property tax credit, 16-year state income tax credit, 6-year federal income tax deduction and the estate tax benefits through IRC 2031(c). Call Kate Patton at the Lower Shore Land Trust at 410-641-4467 or John Hutson at MET at 410-514-7910.
CREP - Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: Pays landowners for grass and/or tree buffers around wetlands. Payments can be substantial and are for permanent or 5-15-year periods. Call Garth McCabe at 410-632-5439 ext. 117.
Wetland Reserve Program: This federal program pays landowners to restore and/or create wetlands on their property. Easements on wetlands are permanent but additional moneys from private sources may pay for additional wetlands that are not permanent. Call Garth McCabe at NRCS at 410-632-5439 ext. 117.
Rural Legacy: Encompassing landowners in southeastern Worcester County, this state program pays landowners for permanent conservation easements on their property. In some cases landowners who are not in but near the Rural Legacy Area boundary may be eligible for the program. Call Katherine Munson at the Department of Comprehensive Planning at 410-632-5651 or email kmunson@co.worcester.md.us.
MALPF - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation: This state program pays landowners, who meet soils and acreage requirements, for permanent agricultural easements on farmland. Call Katherine Munson at Worcester County Department of Comprehensive Planning at 410-632-5651 or email kmunson@co.worcester.md.us.
CELCP - Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program: This federal program pays for conservation easements for landowners who are interested in protecting their land for wildlife. It also pays for fee simple acquisition. Farming and forestry are generally prohibited in this program. Hunting is permitted. Call Katherine Munson at Worcester County Department of Comprehensive Planning at 410-632-5651 or Richard Ross at The Trust for Public Land at 202-543-7552.
Forest Legacy: This federal program pays owners of forestland for conservation easements on their property. Call Patrick Meckley at 410-260-8531 or email pmeckley@dnr.state.md.us.
POS - Program Open Space: The state’s premier purchase program for recreational and environmentally sensitive land does, on occasion, purchase easements on land rather than acquiring the land fee simple. To learn more about the program go to www.dnr.state.md.us/pos.html . Call Tim Brower at 410-543-6738 or Katherine Munson at Worcester County Comprehensive Planning at 410-632-5651.
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program: Used for easement purchases of tidal wetlands and associated uplands. Program acquires, restores or enhances wetlands. Call Katherine Munson at Worcester County Comprehensive Planning at 410-632-5651 or Dan Murphy at the US Fish and Wildlife Service at 410-573-4521.
Property purchase (from government or private sources): In some cases private conservation organizations or state and federal agencies may be interested in purchasing land from moneys that do not fit in the above categories. Call Kate Patton at the Lower Shore Land Trust at 410-641-4467; John Hutson at MET at 410-514-7910; Bill Crouch at The Conservation Fund at 443-482-2826; Steve Bunker at the Nature Conservancy at 410-268-3315; Richard Ross at the Trust for Public Land at 202-543-7552; or Tim Brower at Program Open Space at 410-543-6738.
Other paid conservation easement (from government or private sources): In some cases private conservation organizations or state and federal agencies may be interested in purchasing conservation easements from moneys that do not fit in the above categories. Call Kate Patton at the Lower Shore Land Trust at 410-641-4467; John Hutson at MET at 410-514-7910; Bill Crouch at The Conservation Fund at 443-482-2826; Steve Bunker at the Nature Conservancy at 410-268-3315; Richard Ross at the Trust for Public Land at 202-543-7552; or Tim Brower at Program Open Space at 410-543-6738.
posted: 08 May 2006
Part of the National Estuary Program, the Coastal Bays Program is a partnership among the towns of Ocean City and Berlin, National Park Service, Worcester County, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Maryland Departments of Natural Resources, Agriculture, Environment, and Planning, who have come together to produce the first ever management plan for the coastal bays.
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