Welcome to LandScope Maryland
The LandScope America website is a work in progress. In addition to comprehensive nationwide information, like much of what you can already find via the map viewer, we will include extensive state-by-state information, found on state home pages like this one. Because Maryland is one of many states where we are still working to develop all of the needed maps, stories and other content, currently you’ll find only summary information here. For an example of completed state content, visit the home pages of our five pilot states: Colorado, Florida, Maine, Virginia and Washington.
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Conservation Overview
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Maryland Conservation Summary
Maryland's concurrence of northern and southern species and habitats, as well as elevations ranging from sea level to over 3,300 feet, creates an amazing breadth of ecological diversity within the ninth-smallest state in the nation. Through the grassroots efforts of local citizens, and numerous partnerships among state and federal agencies and conservation groups, Marylanders have worked hard to protect the state's rich and diverse habitats.
Conservation Priorities in Maryland
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Maryland Wildlife Action Plan
Maryland's natural landscape has been significantly altered by population increase and associated human activities, resulting in significant threats to the state's 502 "at risk" wildlife species and 35 "key wildlife habitats." The Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan, developed by the state DNR in cooperation with more than 400 conservation partners, lays the groundwork for conserving Maryland's full array of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.
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