Maryland's Rural Legacy Area Sponsors

Agricultural Security Corridor
Sponsor: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, Inc.
Contact: Mr. Vikram Krishnamurthy
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, Inc.
124 Wye Narrows Drive, P.O. Box 169
Queenstown, MD 21658
Tel. 410-827-9756 x167
Email: vkrishna@eslc.org
http://www.eslc.org

Anne Arundel South
Sponsor: Anne Arundel County
Contact: Ms. Barbara Polito
Land Use and Environmental Office
2664 Riva Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel. 410-222-7317
Email: bpolito@aacounty.org

Baltimore County Coastal
Sponsor: Baltimore County
Contact: Mr. Wally Lippincott
Department of Environmental Protection & Resource Management
401 Bosley Avenue, Suite 416, Towson, MD 21204
Tel. 410-887-3776
Email: wlippincott@co.ba.md.us

Bear Creek
Sponsor: Garrett County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Chad E. Fike
Garrett County Dept. of Planning & Land Development
203 South 4th St., Courthouse, Room 210
Oakland, MD 21550
Tel. 301-334-1920
Email: cfike@garrettcounty.org

Calvert Creeks
Sponsor: Calvert County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Gregory A. Bowen
Calvert County Dept. of Planning and Zoning
County Services Plaza, 150 Main Street, Suite 304
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Tel. 410-535-1600 ext: 2332
Email: bowenga@co.cal.md.us

Carrollton Manor
Sponsor: The Carrollton Manor Land Trust, Inc.
Co-sponsor: Board of County Commissioners,
Contact: Ms. Joy Clem
Carrollton Manor Land Trust
P.O. Box 25
Adamstown, MD 21710
Tel. 301-682-3276
Email: jclem@xecu.net

Coastal Bays
Sponsor: Worcester County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Ms. Katherine Munson
Worcester County Department of Comprehensive Planning
Worcester County Governmental Center
One West Market Street, Room 1302
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1070
Tel. 410-632-5651
Email: kmunson@co.worcester.md.us

Dividing Creek
Sponsor: Somerset County, Worcester County, and The Nature Conservancy
Contact: Ms. Liz Zucker
The Nature Conservancy
P.O. Box 220
32365 Mill Ridge Road
Cordova, MD 21625
Tel. 410-364-9255
Email: ezuker@tnc.org

Fair Hill
Sponsor: Cecil Land Trust
Contact: Mr. Bill Kilby
Cecil Land Trust
135 East Main Street
Elkton, MD 21921
Tel. 410-648-6186
Email: Phyllis.Kilby@zoominternet.net

Foreman Branch
Sponsor: Queen Anne's County
Contact: Ms. Faith Elliott-Rossing/Donna K. Landis
Queen Anne's County
Department of Economic Development & Agriculture
160 Coursevall Dr.
Centerville, MD 21617
Tel: 410-758-4418
Email: FElliott-Rossing@qac.org / dsmith@qac.org

Gunpowder River
Sponsor: Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
Contact: Ms. Ann Holmes Jones
Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
4601 Copperwood Lane
Glen Arm, MD 21057
Tel. 410-461-6917
Email: annholmesjones@yahoo.com

Huntersville
Sponsor: Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
Contact: Ms. Susan Charkes
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
P.O. Box 653
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Tel. 301-373-5690
Email: sdc@patuxent-tidewater.org

Lands End
Sponsor: Queen Anne’s County
Contact: Faith Elliott-Rossing/Donna K. Landis
Queen Anne’s County
Department of Economic Development & Agriculture
160 Coursevall Dr.
Centerville, MD 21617
Tel: 410-758-4418
Email: FElliott-Rossing@qac.org / dsmith@qac.org

Little Pipe Creek
Sponsor: Carroll County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Ralph Robertson
Agricultural Land Preservation Program
Carroll County Office Building
225 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Tel. 410-386-2214
Email: ccagpres@ccg.carr.org

Long Green Valley
Sponsor: Long Green Valley Conservancy
Contact: Ms. Ann Holmes-Jones
Long Green Valley Conservancy
5905 Glen Arm Road
Glen Arm, MD 21057
Tel. 410-461-6917
Email: aaholmes@yahoo.com

Lower Deer Creek Valley
Sponsor: Harford County
Contact: Mr. Bill Amoss
Agriculture and Historical Preservation
Harford County Dept. of Planning and Zoning
220 South Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Tel. 410-638-3103
Email: wdamoss@harfordcountymd.gov

Manor
Sponsor: The Manor Conservancy, Inc.
Contact: Ms. Deborah Bowers
The Manor Conservancy, Inc.
900 La Grange Road
Street, MD 21154
Tel. 410-692-2708
Email: bowerspub@hotmail.com

Mattapany
Sponsor: Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
Contact: Ms. Susan Charkes
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
P.O. Box 655,
Leonardtown, MD 21701
Tel. 301-373-5690
Email: sdc@patuxent-tidewater.org

Mid-Maryland Frederick
Co-Sponsor: Frederick County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Timothy Blaser,
Frederick County Department of Planning and Zoning
Winchester Hall, 12 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Tel. 301-694-2513
Email: tblaser@fredco-md.net

Mid-Maryland Montgomery
Sponsor: Montgomery County
Contact: Mr. John Zawitoski
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
18410 Muncaster Road
Derwood, Maryland 20855
Tel. 301-590-2831
Email: John.Zawitowski@montgomerycountymd.gov

Mid-Maryland Washington
Sponsor: Washington County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Eric Seifarth
Farmland Preservation Administrator
County Office Annex, 80 W. Baltimore Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Tel. 240-313-2445
Email: eseifarth@washco-md.net

Nanticoke River
Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy
Contact: Ms. Liz Zucker
The Nature Conservancy
P.O. Box 220, 32360 Mill Ridge Road
Cordova, MD 21625
Tel. 410-364-9255
Email: ezucker@tnc.org

North Calvert
Sponsor: Calvert County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Gregory A. Bowen
Calvert County Dept. of Planning and Zoning
County Services Plaza, 150 Main Street, Suite 304
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Tel. 410-535-1600 ext: 2332
Email: bowenga@co.cal.md.us

Patuxent River-Prince George’s County
Sponsor: Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission (MNCPPC)
Contact: Mr. Robert "Yates" Claggett
Prince George's Soil Conservation District
5301 Marlboro Racetrack Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Tel. 301-574-5162 ext. 3
Email: Yates.Claggett@md.nacdnet.net

Piney Run
Sponsor: The Land Preservation Trust, Inc.
Contact: Ms. Ann Holmes Jones
The Land Preservation Trust, Inc.
207 Courtland Ave., P.O. Box 5402
Towson, MD 21285-5402
Tel. 410-461-6917
Email: annholmesjones@yahoo.com

Quantico Creek
Sponsor: Wicomico County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Frank McKenzie
Technical Services & Environmental Planning
P.O. Box 870
Salisbury, MD 21801-0870
Tel. 410-548-4860
Email: fmckenzie@wicomicocounty.org

Upper Patapsco
Sponsor: Carroll County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Ralph Robertson
Agricultural Land Preservation Program
Carroll County Planning Department
Carroll County Office Building
225 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Tel. 410-386-2214
Email: ccagpres@ccg.carr.org

Upper Patuxent River Watershed-Montgomery County
Sponsor: Montgomery County
Contact: Mr. John Zawitoski
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
18410 Muncaster Road
Derwood, Maryland 20855
Tel. 301-590-2831
Email: John.Zawitowski@montgomerycountymd.gov

Upper Patuxent River-Howard County
Sponsor: Howard County
Contact: Ms. Joy Levy
Howard County Department of Planning & Zoning
3430 Court House Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Tel. 410-313-4382
Email: jlevy@co.ho.md.us

Zekiah Watershed
Sponsor: Charles County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Mr. Charles Rice
Charles County Government
P.O. Box 2150
La Plata, MD 20646
Tel. 301-645-0651
Email: ricec@charlescounty.org