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BPW Approves $454,054 for Lower Deer Creek Rural Legacy Area
Wednesday, Nov. 16, the Board of Public Works approved $454,054 in Rural Legacy Program funds to Harford County for the purchase of the Garano Property in the Lower Deer Creek Rural Legacy Area, linking other protected acreage and resulting in a large contiguous block of more than 3,620 protected acres. This conservation easement on a 120.554-acre property will protect significant farmland and forest resources. In addition, required forest buffers will help improve water quality in the Deer Creek River which flows into the Susquehanna River.
November 17, 2005The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov