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In 1993 Montgomery County initiated a large investment in
open space preservation through the establishment of an
open space grant program guided by the Montgomery
County Open Space Board. Under this program and the
subsequent Green Fields, Green Towns Program begun in
2003, the county funded nearly 500 projects, resulting in the
acquisition of park and open space land, the construction of
trails, the preservation of farmland, the establishment of
greenways, and the development of park and recreation
facilities. In addition to substantial county investments in
protecting land and developing green infrastructure, the
county also partnered with each municipality to develop
open space plans which established policies and ordinances
under which municipalities were able to protect more land
and develop creative green infrastructure to address local
needs.
More than
4,600 acres
Privately
Owned
More than 7,000 acres
Working Farmland
Almost 600 acres
County Park
Almost
7,000 acres
Municipal Park
Measuring The Accomplishments Since 1993
13.4% of the county’s land is
Protected
Fall 1993
Municipal Land Preservation
Non-Profit Land Preservation
Spring 2012
223%
Growth
in Acres
Preserved
106%
Growth
in Acres
Preserved
Fall 1993
Spring 2012
