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Jul. 28, 2011
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced this week Board of Public Works (BPW) approval to preserve 530 acres of Maryland landscape, including acreage in the Bear Creek area near Accident, through the Rural Legacy Program.
“By partnering with landowners to preserve Maryland’s heritage and natural beauty, we are creating an actual rural legacy to be enjoyed by our children and theirs,” said Governor O’Malley.
In the Bear Creek Rural Legacy Area, the Schmuck farm will permanently protect 103 acres of agricultural and forest land, and protect water quality with 1,870 feet of buffers along tributaries that feed into Bear Creek and the Youghiogheny River. The easement, which will be held by Garrett County, extinguishes 52 development rights and protects natural trout streams and interior-dwelling bird and black bear habitat.
“This is a valuable addition to Garrett County’s Bear Creek Rural Legacy project because of its proximity to Deep Creek Lake’s growth area, the size of the property, its proximity to other protected lands, its water quality protection values, and the protection offered to the existing natural habitat,” said Chad Fike, agricultural preservation administrator for Garrett County.
The Bear Creek Rural Legacy Area encompasses approximately 31,437 acres, 18 percent of which are now protected.
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