Shore residents donate 235 acres to land preservation
ESLC's total for calendar year totals 3,905 acres Eastern Shore Land Conservancy announced today that nearly 235 acres of land across the Eastern Shore have been protected forever from development thanks to four new donated conservation easements. This is in addition to the 2,894-acre Andelot Farm conservation easement donation by Louisa Duemling two weeks ago. These four new easements are co-held with the Maryland Environmental Trust and were approved today by the Maryland Department of Public Works. These four properties include the Jolly property in Kent County, the Michaels property, also in Kent, and the Pascal and Richards properties in Talbot County. These donated conservation easements bring ESLC's land protection total for the 2009 calendar year to 3,905 acres. A few highlights on each of the properties include the following: Jolly: Located in Kent County northeast of Galena, this 100.349 acre property known as Rosehill Farm includes 43 acres of forest, 50 acres of tillable land and 3 ponds. The donation of this conservation easement by Charles "Chuck" Jolly helps further establish a protected greenbelt around the northern and eastern edges of the town of Galena since the farm is adjacent to the a 79-acre conservation easement co-held by ESLC and MET and is across Mill Creek from Kent County’s 37-acre Toal Park, a portion of which ESLC helped the County acquire in 2007. Rosehill Farm has approximately 1,600 feet of forested frontage along Mill Creek, a tributary to the Sassafras River, and 1,100 feet of scenic frontage along Gregg Neck Road. With a little over 43 acres located within the Critical Area and approximately 15 forested acres located within the 100-year floodplain, the protection of Rosehill Farm will have a positive impact on water quality. Michaels: Located in Kent County near Crosby 24.22 acre property southeast of Rock Hall, this property includes