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<br />farmland preservation report
<br />July -Aug. 2003
<br />Nation's Top 12 Local Farmland Preservation Programs
<br />Montgomery (MD)
<br />Current
<br />Market
<br />Total Ag Ag Other Funding
<br />Value of
<br />Preserved Program Program Program Available
<br />Ag Products
<br />Rank County Acres Acres' Gain Ag Acres2 (millions)3
<br />(millions)
<br />1
<br />Montgomery (MD)
<br />59,415
<br />53,362
<br />4,544
<br />6,053
<br />5
<br />28.5
<br />2
<br />Lancaster (PA)
<br />56,708
<br />46,294
<br />869
<br />10,414
<br />7.5
<br />766.7
<br />3
<br />Chester (PA)
<br />46,416
<br />18,309
<br />1,768
<br />28,107
<br />15.4
<br />342.8
<br />4
<br />Sonoma (CA)
<br />41,866
<br />38,051
<br />178
<br />3,815
<br />37
<br />463.6
<br />5
<br />Carroll (MD)
<br />41,445
<br />37,194
<br />688
<br />4,251
<br />5
<br />71.2
<br />6
<br />Baltimore QM)
<br />39,435
<br />20,842
<br />319
<br />18,593
<br />4.5
<br />51.1
<br />7
<br />Berks (PA)
<br />35,792
<br />33,040
<br />5,040
<br />2,752
<br />9
<br />247.7
<br />8
<br />Harford (MD)
<br />35,438
<br />31,185
<br />1,554
<br />3,584
<br />2
<br />38.8
<br />9
<br />M a r i n (CA)
<br />34,605
<br />32,480
<br />513
<br />2,125
<br />4 - 5
<br />53.8
<br />10
<br />Burlington
<br />34,471
<br />17,694
<br />2,319
<br />16,777
<br />n/a
<br />87.5
<br />11
<br />York (PA)
<br />33,693
<br />28,823
<br />4,159
<br />4,870
<br />2.2
<br />128.6
<br />12
<br />Frederick (NW)
<br />25,787
<br />19,616
<br />n/a
<br />6,171
<br />5.4
<br />101.6
<br />TOTALS:
<br />485,071
<br />376,890
<br />21,951
<br />107,512
<br />97
<br />2.4 billion
<br />Notes
<br />1 Ag program acres may include acres preserved through state or county programs, and may include acres under
<br />contract but not yet settled. 2Other programs include the Maryland Rural Legacy Program, local land trusts that
<br />protect farmlands, TDR programs not operated by the county, and other local programs that permanently set aside
<br />agricultural land and allow agricultural use. In Montgomery County, lands protected through TDR make up the
<br />majority of ag program acres. 3Current funds available for one or more years. 4 All localities receive, or are eligible to
<br />receive, federal matching funds.
<br />sources: Interviews with county personnel and private organizations, July 2003.
<br />Other sources of preserved acres, by county (all easements protect agricultural use)
<br />Montgomery
<br />Lancaster
<br />Chester
<br />Sonoma
<br />Carroll
<br />Baltimore
<br />Berks
<br />Harford
<br />Marin
<br />Burlington
<br />York
<br />Frederick
<br />Rural Legacy, MET
<br />Lancaster Farmland Trust
<br />Brandywine Conservancy, Natural Lands Trust
<br />Sonoma County Land Trust
<br />Rural Legacy, MET, Carroll County Land Trust
<br />Rural Legacy, MEr, The Manor Conservancy
<br />Berks County Conservancy
<br />Rural Legacy, MET
<br />Marin Open Space District
<br />Pinelands Development Credit Bank
<br />Farm and Natural Lands Trust of York County
<br />Rural Legacy, MET, ISTEA
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