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What is a land trust?
A land trust is non-profit organization devoted to land preservation. It can be a private non-profit or public, like MET. Nationwide,
land trusts assist conservation-minded property owners to preserve natural areas, farms, forests and scenic openspace without giving up ownership.
Property owners that work with land trusts to protect their land have made a voluntary decision to preserve the beauty of their land, forever.
Your Local Land Trusts
In 1988, the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) developed the Local Land Trust Assistance Program to assist citizen groups in formation and operation of land trusts by offering training, etc. Click here for more details.
Today, the program works with over 40 private non-profit land trusts.
These land trusts can hold conservation easements independently or jointly with MET (currently 40,000 acres are co-held between a local land trust and MET). In addition, some of these land trusts acquire and manage land.
Many people want to have their conservation easements co-held by a local land trust See below for list. MET can advise you as to which organizations work in your area. Contact us.
Central Region (Counties: Carroll, Baltimore, Harford, Cecil, Montgomery and Howard)
| Organization |
Address |
Name/Email/Phone/Website |
| Carroll County Land Trust |
1201 Woods Rd.
Westminster, MD 21158 |
Ned Cueman
ecueman@erols.com
(410)848-8247 |
| Caves Valley Land Trust |
2522 Caves Rd., Owings Mills, MD 21117 |
Mitchell Kolkin
mkolkin@venable.com
(410) 244-7565 |
| Cecil Land Trust |
795 Firetower Road, Colora, MD 21917 |
William Kilby
phyllis.kilby@zoominternet.net
(410)658-6186
(410)392-9667 |
| Charm City Land Trusts |
2500 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218 |
Jim Kelly
JimK@communitylaw.org
(410)366-0922 |
| Franklintown Land Trust |
5117 Franklintown Road, Baltimore, MD 21207 |
Fred Worthington
(410)448-3383 |
| Greater Sandy Spring Green Space
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20120 New
Hampshire Ave.
Brinklow , MD 20862 |
Joli McCathran
kmccathran@erols.com
(301)869-5358 |
| Gunpowder Valley Conservancy | 4601 Copperwood Lane
Glen Arm, MD 21057 |
Charlie Conklin
cconklin@comcast.net
(410)329-6273
(410)329-8074 |
| Harford Land Trust |
P.O. Box 385, Churchville, MD 21028 |
Peg Niland
harfordlandtrustinc@juno.com
(410)836-2103 |
| Holly Neck Conservation Association |
1241 Engleberth Road
Baltimore , MD 21221 |
Jim Mitchell
jammitch@bcpl.net
(410)238-1742 |
| Howard County Conservancy |
P.O. Box 175, Woodstock, MD 21163 |
Lynne Nemeth
Lynne.Nemeth@hcconservancy.org
(410)465-8877 |
| Izaak Walton League
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17200 Conoy Rd., Box 385
Barnesville , MD 20838 |
Jim O'Connell
joconnell@odonoghuelaw.com
(301)972-8307
(202)362-0041 |
| Kensington Land Trust |
3923 Prospect St.
Kensington , MD 20895 |
Helen Wilkes
hcw933@juno.com
(301)933-0859
(301)404-6700 |
| Land Preservation Trust |
Fowley and Beckley, P.A. Executive
Plaza 1 11350 McCormick Rd., Hunt Valley, MD 21031 |
Edward A. Halle, Jr.
nedhalle@aol.com
(410)771-9900 |
| Land Trust International |
P.O. Box 1572
Bethesda , MD 20827 |
Shantini Senanayake
landtrust@mail.com
(301)345-1060 |
| Long Green Valley Conservancy | PO Box 5006,
Glen Arm, MD 21057 |
John P. Canoles
ESPIJC@aol.com
(410)592-6756
(410)592-6752 |
| Manor Conservancy |
2300 Shepperd Rd.
Monkton , Maryland 21111 |
James W. Constable
jconstable@wcslaw.com
(410)771-4568
(410)659-1315 |
| Mt. Washington Preservation Trust |
5846 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 |
Karin Brown
kebrown@co.ba.md.us
(410)664-3456
(410)887-3480 |
| Neighborspace of Baltimore County |
Post Office Box 6715
Towson , MD 21285 |
Ruth Baisden
ruthbaisden@yahoo.com
(410)668-2580 |
| Patuxent Watershed Land Trust |
8508 Timber Pine Court, Ellicott City, MD 21043 |
Ray Puzio
anaarkin@aol.com
(410)418-5222 |
| Prettyboy Mason Dixon Land Conservancy |
P.O. Box 249, Freeland, MD 21053 |
Mike Hollins
MSHOLLINS@aol.com
(410)374-1597
(717)235-8426
Beeper: (410)851-1600
Fax: (717)227-0484 |
| Prettyboy Mason Dixon Conservancy
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21221 Mikules Manner Ln.
Freeland , MD 21053 |
Mike Hollins
recins@aol.com
(410)374-5456
(717)235-8426 |
| Rockburn Land Trust |
6560 Belmont Woods Road, Elkridge MD 21075 |
Burnett Chalmers
bchalmers@milbyco.com
(410)796-7700 |
| Sugarloaf Countryside Conservancy |
15220 DuFief Dr.
North Potomac , MD 20878 |
Ms. Elizabeth P. Kapsch
perry2845@aol.com
(301)424-4084
(301)563-3407 |
| Woodberry Land Trust |
2250 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore MD 21211 |
Janis E. Danforth
jdanforth@csos.jhu.edu
(410)462-6716
(410)516-8853 |
| Woodland Committee Land Trust |
2403 W Rogers Avenue, Baltimore MD 21209 |
Leonard Kerpelman
(410) 367-8855 |
| Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association |
2700 Lighthouse Point East #501
Baltimore , Maryland 21224 |
Phil Lee
plee@moffattnichol.com
(410)563-7300 |
Eastern Region (Counties: Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester)
| Organization |
Address |
Name/Email/Phone/Website |
| Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage |
P.O. Box 1745, Easton, MD 21601 |
Chris Pupke
cpupke@friend.ly.net
(410)822-5100 |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy |
P.O. Box 169, Queenstown, MD 21658 |
Rob Etgen
retgen@eslc.org
(410)827-9756 |
| Lower Shore Land Trust |
9931 Old Ocean City Blvd, Berlin, MD 21811 |
Kate Patton
lslt@intercom.net
(410)641-4467 |
Southern Region (Counties: Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles)
| Organization |
Address |
Name/Email/Phone/Website |
| African American Land Trust |
Post Office Box 3576,
Annapolis , Maryland 21403 |
Carnelious Jones
cjones@blackschesapeake.org
(410)263-8030 |
| American Chestnut Land Trust |
P.O. Box 204, Port Republic, MD 20676 |
Karen Edgecombe
aclt@chesapeake.net
(410)535-0924
(410)586-1570 |
| Annapolis Conservancy Board |
Annapolis Dept. of Planning and Zoning
159 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 |
Steve Carr
stevecarr@toad.net
(410)263-7961 |
| Bay Ridge Trust |
9 Lawrence Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 |
Dan Wells
DanWells@aol.com
(410)626-0342 |
| Conservancy for Broad Creek |
1201 Swan Harbour Cir.
Fort Washington , MD 20744 |
Marian Dilorenzo
marylibary@aol.com
(301)292-6318 |
| Calvert Farmland Trust |
4885 Adelina Rd, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 |
Susan Hance-Wells
taney_place@hotmail.com
(410) 535-2451
(410) 414-5070 |
| Conservancy for Charles Co., Inc. |
1170 Overlook, Accokeek, MD 20607 |
Vivian Mills
millsgroup@erols.com
(301)283-2410 |
| Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust, Executive Director |
11785 Clifton Drive
PO Box 336
Lusby MD 20657 |
Bob Boxwell
RobertJohnBoxwell@yahoo.com
(410)394-1300 |
| Magothy River Land Trust |
709 Capri Rd.
Arnold , MD 21012 |
Pete Culp
PeteCulp@aol.com
(410)647-6722
(202)208-4201 |
| North County Land Trust |
7605 Bay St.
Pasadena, MD 21122 |
Rebecca Kolberg
kolbergr@mail.nih.gov
(410)439-4971
(301)594-2134 |
| Patuxent Conservation Corps |
3913 Sharp Road,
Glenwood, MD 21738 |
Steve Putman
scputman@comcast.net
(443)864-8156/8157
(410)309-3175 |
| Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust |
3115 Rittenhouse Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20015 |
Gita S. van Heerden
gsvh@verizon.net
(202)364-1002
(202)236-1729 |
| Patuxent Tidewater LT/Black |
14411 Baden Westwood Road, Brandywine , MD 20613 |
Joanne Flynn
Jflynn1111@erols.com
(301)888-1281
(301)795-7952
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| Scenic Rivers Land Trust |
619 Carolyn Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 |
Sandra L. Parks-Trusz
lifelinesllc@earthlink.net
(410)424-4000 |
| Southern Calvert Land Trust |
178 Harbor Dr.
Lusby , MD 20657 |
Nancie S. Hillsman
sclt@direcway.com
(410)326-2198 |
| Western Shore Conservancy FPNA |
2808 Church Road, Bowie, MD 20721 |
Pam Cooper
nuthatch@washnewchurch.org
(301)390-0797 |
Western Region (Counties: Frederick, Washington, Allegany and Garrett)
| Organization |
Address |
Name/Email/Phone/Website |
| Allegany Highlands Conservancy |
PO Box 333 McHenry, MD 21541 |
Kevin Dodge
alleghenyhighlandsconservancy@yahoo.com
(301)387-3328 |
| Carrollton Manor Land Trust |
P.O. Box 25, Buckeystown, MD 21710 |
Jodye Roebuck
jroebuck@sbsgroup.com
(301)682-3276 |
| Catoctin Land Trust |
Executive Director Merle Thorpe
Charitable Trust 12805-A Mink Farm Road, Thurmont, MD 21788-1402 |
Samuel T. Castleman III
scastleman@thorpewood.org
(301)271-2031
(301)271-2823 |
| Catoctin Land Trust |
130 South Seton Ave.
Emmitsburg , Maryland 21727 |
Don Briggs
tepeyac@adelphia.net
(301)447-3110 |
| Central Maryland Heritage League
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P.O. Box 721
Middletown , MD 21769 |
Dean Considine
djconsi@adelphia.net
(301)371-6971 |
| Harpers Ferry Conservancy |
P.O. Box 1350, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 |
Paul Rosa
prosa@crosslink.net
(304) 535-9961 |
| Mid Maryland Land Trust Association |
200 West Main Street
Middletown , Maryland 21769 |
Peter Vorac
pvorac@adelphia.net
(301)371-4111 |
| Parrs Ridge Conservancy
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1004 S. Main St.
Mt. Airy , MD 21771 |
Donald R. Maxey
donmaxey48@aol.com
(301)831-0700 |
| Potomac Conservancy | 8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 612, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 |
Matthew Logan
(301)608-1188
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| Save Historic Antietam Foundation |
P.O. Box 193
Keedysville , MD 21756 |
Tom Clemens
ClemensT@hcc.cc.md.us
(301)790-2800 |
| South Mountain Heritage Society |
P.O. Box 454, 120 East, Main St., Burkittsville, MD 21718 |
Heidi Campbell-Shoaf
Hcampbell_shoaf@yahoo.com.ext
(301)834-8228
(301) 663-1188 |
| Tree-Land Foundation |
P.O. Box 535
Myersville , MD 21773 |
Robert Martin
(301) 663-1122 |
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January 16, 2008
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