Maps
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Protected Lands 2013
Date created: September 18, 2014This map represents a complete, aggregated layer of protected lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and intersecting counties as of 2013. It is a combination of multiple state, federal and non-governmental organization sources. Overlapping and duplicate areas have been deleted to address double counting.
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Protected Lands 2011
Date created: November 15, 2012This map represents a complete, aggregated layer of protected lands in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and intersecting Counties as of 2011. It is a combination of multiple State, Federal and Non-Governmental Organization sources. Overlapping and duplicate areas have be deleted to address double counting.
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Protected Lands 2006
Date created: February 28, 2008This map shows Protected Lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as defined by the Chesapeake Bay Program. The data was acquired from various State Agencies and Non-Profit Conservation Organizations. The terms used to differentiate levels of protection are Public, Private, Agricultural Easement and Military. Public Lands: Includes lands identified as Local, State or Federally owned and managed. (e.g. - County Parks, State Forests, National Parks/Forests, Wildlife Refuge, etc.) Private Lands: Properties owned by private conservation groups or private lands encumbered with a conservation easement. Agricultural Easement: Properties protected under a State or local agricultural easement program. Military Lands: Lands owned and managed by different branches of the U.S. Military.
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