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Easement Monitoring Workshop this Fall
Do you enjoy exploring the great outdoors?
Are you interested in visiting rural and agricultural properties in southern Maryland? If the answer is YES then you may be interested in becoming a volunteer easement monitor for the Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust (PTLT). PTLT is a non-profit organization that holds easements on privately owned properties that legally restrict intense development on undeveloped and farm properties while permitting traditional uses. Each property must be visited annually as part of the terms of the easement to ensure adherence to the easement terms. The easement monitor contacts the property owner independently to arrange a visit at a mutually convenient time and then documents their findings in a simple report.
A training session for prospective volunteers will be held at Summerseat Farm at 26655 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville MD 20659 on Saturday October 12, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If interested, please email fletch51@verizon.net with “PTLT training” in the subject line and advise the number of attendees. More information on the organization may be found at www.ptlt.org.
EXPANSION OF HUNTERSVILLE RURAL LEGACY AREA
Leonardtown, Maryland– The Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust is proposing to expand the Huntersville Rural Legacy Area creating the St. Mary’s Greenway of protected forests, farmland, and headwater streams connecting the Patuxent and Potomac River watersheds as they lead to the Chesapeake Bay.
Hemlock Preserve, another PTLT protected land!
A Unique Approach to Land Preservation in Southern Maryland