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Public Parks<\/h1>

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Our mission is to safeguard land for all.<\/strong> It is not just a motto, it is the heart of our work.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to your support, Harford Land Trust has helped preserve over 13,000 acres of land in Harford County. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Public Parks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Among our preservation successes, Harford Land Trust has acquired and protected several properties that are some of Harford County’s most beloved public lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"canoeing\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tAnita C. Leight Estuary Center<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn 2001, the Harford Land Trust protected 32 acres of woods, wetlands and waterfront surrounding Harford County\u2019s Anita C. Leight Estuary Center.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"eden\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tEden Mill Nature Center<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tHarford County, the State of Maryland, and the Harford Land Trust purchased a 44-acre parcel adjoining Eden Mill Nature Center in Pylesville, Maryland in 2008.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tPalmer State Park<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn 1994, the Harford Land Trust’s fourth major project protected land around Deer Creek, expanding Palmer State Park.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"belle\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tBelle Vue Farm<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn 2020, Harford Land Trust facilitated the purchase of the 347-acre Belle Vue Farm in partnership with Harford County, the State of Maryland, and Aberdeen Proving Ground.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tStoney Demonstration Forest<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn late December 2020, 905 acres of hardwood forest were permanently protected and added to Maryland\u2019s Stoney Demonstration Forest in southern Harford County. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"forest\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tForest Greens Lake Preserve<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn 1991, Harford Land Trust protected 145 acres of undeveloped lake, tidal inlet, and woodlands near the Bush River to forever preserve the natural beauty of this area.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tKilgore Falls<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tAnswering the call of the falls, Harford Land Trust joined the community effort to protect Kilgore Falls.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Judy Dettner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Our Work Depends on You<\/h2>

Harford Land Trust can save more land in Harford County, Maryland, because of generous people like you.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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