Question...
What are the most ecologically valuable lands in Maryland and what are we doing to protect them for future generations?
There is not a simple answer to that question. The fact is that there are many programs within our State government that contribute to this effort: “to strategically target and protect the most ecologically valuable areas in Maryland.”
This is an effort to keep portions of Maryland as ecologically sound as possible, to ensure a healthy population of plants and animals, to keep our State beautiful, and to ensure our lands for our children before they are consumed by sprawling development.
Using tools like GreenPrint we can more effectively manage how our State takes care of its lands and its people.
Greenprint Underscores Governor O’Malley’s Commitment to Land Conservation
Compare annual land conservation accomplishments from 2003 to date
What's New
Greenprint Maryland is a first in the nation web-enabled map showing the relative ecological importance of every parcel of land in the State.
Combining color-coded maps, information layers, and ariel photography with public openness and transparency, this valuable new tool applies the best environmental science and geographic information systems to the urgent work of preserving and protecting environmentally critical lands today. Greenprint is not only informing our land conservation decisions today, but also building a broader and better informed public consensus for sustainable growth and land preservation decisions into the future.