Greenprint Underscores Governor O’Malley’s Commitment to Land Conservation
By tracking Maryland's land conservation efforts, GreenPrint is informing citizens of how and where the state is protecting their land, and helping target preservation to our most sensitive landscapes.
And, with more than 20,000 acres of land preserved since January 2007 under Program Open Space alone, Greenprint also underscores the O'Malley-Brown Administration's unprecedented commitment to protecting our natural landscapes for Maryland families, forever.
Compare annual land conservation accomplishments from 2003 to date.
Learn how these efforts are targeting the State’s most sensitive landscapes.
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.