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Our Natural Heritage at Risk: Threats Facing Seven of Maryland's Most Special Places
Publication Date: September 2006
Publisher(s): Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center
Author(s): Elizabeth Ridlington; Heather Kunst; Jennifer Bevan-Dangel
Funder(s): Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; Abell Foundation; Town Creek Foundation; Clayton Baker Trust
Funder(s): Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; Abell Foundation; Town Creek Foundation; Clayton Baker Trust
Topic: Environment (Parks, nature reserves, and open spaces)
Keywords: sprawl; open space
Type: Report
Coverage: Maryland
Abstract:
The failure to fund Maryland's successful land conservation programs over the last few years has scaled back preservation efforts and threatened the state's unspoiled farms and forests and the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Our Natural Heritage at Risk identifies seven locations around Maryland that are threatened by development, including Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Annapolis Neck, and Patuxent River Rural Legacy Area.