Add to ORKGThe Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF), housed within the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), protects agricultural lands through the use of perpetual easements. Described briefly, the process begins with an interested, qualified landowner voluntarily creating a district, containing one or more tracts of land. Easements may then be donated or purchased, protecting in perpetuity the land for agricultural purposes. There is a formal process for obtaining these designations, including the Maryland Board of Public Works approva
We investigate what farmland preservation programs reveal about the importance of protecting differe...
Conservation easements are a useful legal tool to preserve farmland by limiting land uses. They are ...
Selling development rights or easements has tax implications for landowners, especially those who h...
This paper looks at the design and operation of the main program in Maryland, the Maryland Agricultu...
Typescript (photocopy).The loss of agricultural land to urban uses has increasingly become a subject...
This Article examines various programs in Maryland, both local and state-wide, to promote the preser...
1Farmers may want to extract part of the land’s value in order to minimize estate taxes. For these l...
What motivates agricultural-land owners to use conservation easements? As these legal tools have bec...
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is a statewide local land trust governed by a citizen Board ...
We analyze the factors influencing participation in Maryland's farmland preservation programs using ...
Maryland has introduced a number of land preservation programs over the past 40 years to permanently...
California has 34 local conservation organizations, land trusts and open space districts that seek t...
This presentation includes an overview of Maryland's smart growth programs. Slides include informati...
Transferable development rights (TDRs) can be used as a local planning tool to preserve land for par...
Communities can conserve farmland with land-use plans and zoning ordinances, but regulatory ...
We investigate what farmland preservation programs reveal about the importance of protecting differe...
Conservation easements are a useful legal tool to preserve farmland by limiting land uses. They are ...
Selling development rights or easements has tax implications for landowners, especially those who h...
This paper looks at the design and operation of the main program in Maryland, the Maryland Agricultu...
Typescript (photocopy).The loss of agricultural land to urban uses has increasingly become a subject...
This Article examines various programs in Maryland, both local and state-wide, to promote the preser...
1Farmers may want to extract part of the land’s value in order to minimize estate taxes. For these l...
What motivates agricultural-land owners to use conservation easements? As these legal tools have bec...
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is a statewide local land trust governed by a citizen Board ...
We analyze the factors influencing participation in Maryland's farmland preservation programs using ...
Maryland has introduced a number of land preservation programs over the past 40 years to permanently...
California has 34 local conservation organizations, land trusts and open space districts that seek t...
This presentation includes an overview of Maryland's smart growth programs. Slides include informati...
Transferable development rights (TDRs) can be used as a local planning tool to preserve land for par...
Communities can conserve farmland with land-use plans and zoning ordinances, but regulatory ...
We investigate what farmland preservation programs reveal about the importance of protecting differe...
Conservation easements are a useful legal tool to preserve farmland by limiting land uses. They are ...
Selling development rights or easements has tax implications for landowners, especially those who h...