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Oldfield Point Farms

In May of 2017, Maryland Environmental Trust and the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy finalized a longstanding effort to acquire a major conservation easement in Kent County. This successful easement acquisition on the property known as Oldfield Point Farms has resulted in the permanent protection of 679 acres of farmland and forestland along the Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway (MD Route 213) and the Sassafras River. Oldfield Point Farms, LLC, granted the easement to forever protect the property’s scenic views, important habitat, and prime agricultural land from development and subdivision. The easement also provides access from the Sassafras River, creating a waypoint for those traveling along the river.

This family farm is an integral part of the area’s agricultural setting and provides travelers with breathtaking views of open fields, meandering riverfronts, and dense forest. The property consists of approximately 368 acres of farmland and 300 acres of riparian forest, shoreline along the Sassafras River, Dyer Creek, and Woodland Creek, as well as scenic road frontage along the Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway. The stunning natural landscape is also home to a Great Blue Heron rookery and Bald Eagle nest.

“We are pleased to have worked with our partners to protect this property,” said MET Director Bill Leahy. “The easement is the culmination of a several year effort by MET and Eastern Shore Land Conservancy staff to conserve this property and is a great example of the Trust’s leadership role in the acquisition of a conservation easement involving multiple parties and funding.” MET worked with federal, State and local partners on this conservation easement.

Since 2007, the Trust, working in partnership with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, has completed seven easements along the byway protecting more than 2,500 acres of scenic lands. These efforts have also conserved important wildlife habitat and prime agricultural lands. Jared Parks, Conservation Easement Program Manager for Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, says “We are very pleased to help protect this important property, further securing the scenic, rural, ecological and agricultural character of this landscape.”