HAGERSTOWN, MD (April 26, 2019) – At the April 24, 2019 Board of Public Works meeting, Governor Hogan announced the approval of funding for the 100,000th acre of land protected in perpetuity under the Rural Legacy Program. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the first Rural Legacy Program easement. Several Washington County Land Preservation staff were in attendance, many who were involved in the original start-up of the Rural Legacy Program . For additional information about the Rural Legacy Program, please read the full press release from the Department of Natural Resources that is found below.
 
For more information about the Rural Legacy Program in Washington County, please contact Rural Preservation Administrator Eric Seifarth at 240-313-2445.