Land Acquisition and Planning

Grants, Easements and Stewardship


The Grants, Easements, and Stewardship group administers the Rural Legacy Program, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) permanent easement option, conservation easement monitoring for each of these programs, Program Open Space Local, the Community Parks and Playgrounds Program, Federal Grants and Stewardship.

​Associate Director Grants, Easements and Stewardship​

Carrie Lhotsky
carrie.lhotsky@maryland.gov
410-260-8409

Rural Legacy and CREP Permanent Easement Programs


Katrina Tucker:​ Conservation Easement Supervisor
katrinal.tucker@maryland.gov
443-926-3167 (cell) 410-260-8408 (office)

CREP Permanent Easements Administrators

Shawn Clotworthy
Washington County, Ha​rford County, Somerset County and Worcester County
shawn.clotworthy@maryland.gov
410-260-8421

Katrina Tucker
Queen Anne’s County, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Wicomico County and Frederick County
katrinal.tucker@maryland.gov
410-260-8408

Rural Legacy Area Administrators by Rural Legacy Area (RLA)

Katrina Tucker
Anne Arundel South RLA; Carrollton Manor RLA; Coastal Bays RLA; Harriet Tubman RLA; Manor RLA; Mid-Maryland Frederick RLA; Mid-Maryland Montgomery RLA; Nanticoke RLA; and Upper Patuxent River Reservoir Watershed (Montgomery Co.) RLA.
katrinal.tucker@maryland.gov
443-926-3167 (cell) 410-260-8408 (office)

Shawn Clotworthy
Baltimore County Coastal RLA; Bear Creek RLA; Deer Creek RLA; Fair Hill RLA; Foreman Branch RLA; Gunpowder Valley RLA; Huntersville RLA; Lands End RLA; Long Green Valley RLA; Mattapany RLA; Mid-Maryland Washington RLA; Mountain Ridge RLA; and Piney Run RLA.
shawn.clotworthy@maryland.gov
410-271-4486 (cell) 410-260-8421 (office)

Diane Chasse
Agricultural Security Corridor-Eastern Shore Heartland RLA; Agricultural Security Corridor-Harvest Crescent RLA; Agricultural Security Corridor - Tuckahoe RLA; Calvert Creeks RLA; Dividing Creek RLA; Little Pipe Creek RLA; Nanjemoy-Mattawoman Forest RLA; North Calvert RLA; Patuxent River - Prince Georges RLA; Quantico Creek RLA; Upper Patapsco RLA; Upper Patuxent River (Howard Co.) RLA; and Zekiah Run RLA.
diane.chasse2@maryland.gov
443-699-3166 (cell) 410-260-8429 (office)


Program Open Space Local and Community Parks and Playgrounds

Margaret Lashar, Local Grants Supervisor
margaret.lashar@maryland.gov
410-260-8427​

Tiffany R. DePaoli
Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, and Washington Counties
tiffanyr.depaoli@maryland.gov
667-270-0786​

Katelyn Woods​
Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, and St. Mary's Counties, and Baltimore City
katelyn.woods@maryland.gov
443-883-5800​​

Michael McQuarrie
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties​​
michael.mcquarrie@maryland.gov
410-279-8147

Federal Grants and Scenic and Wild Rivers​

Molly Pickel
molly.pickel@maryland.gov
443-223-4302

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Monitoring and Stewardship​

Katherine Midas
katherine.midas@maryland.gov
410-279-8240