MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

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STATE WILDLANDS

Wildlands (by county)

[photo, Loblolly pine, Prince George's County, Maryland]

Within the Department of Natural Resources, Land Acquisition and Planning is responsible for the State wildlands preservation system. The system was established in 1971 to preserve the wilderness character of undisturbed areas in Maryland. Some 38 wildlands cover 65,956 acres in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas. Designated by the General Assembly, wildlands protect watersheds and threatened or endangered species, and preserve unique ecological communities (Code Natural Resources Article, sec. 5-1203).

Loblolly Pine, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1998. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

MARYLAND WILDLANDS
(by county)

[photo, Sideling Hill, west of Hancock, Washington County, Maryland]

ALLEGANY COUNTY

Dan's Mountain Wildland
Deep Run Wildland
Maple Run Wildland
Potomac Bends Wildland
Rocky Gap Wildland
Sideling Hill Wildland (Washington & Allegany counties)

Sideling Hill, west of Hancock, Washington County, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

BALTIMORE COUNTY

Black Marsh Wildland
Gunpowder Falls Wildland
Mingo Branch/Bush Cabin Run Wildland
Panther Branch Wildland
Soldier's Delight Wildland
Sweathouse Branch Wildland

CALVERT COUNTY

CAROLINE COUNTY

Idylwild Wildland

CARROLL COUNTY

Morgan Run Wildland

CHARLES COUNTY

FREDERICK COUNTY

Cunningham Falls State Park Wildland
Islands of the Potomac Wildland (Frederick & Montgomery counties)

GARRETT COUNTY

Backbone Mountain Wildland
Bear Pen Wildland
Big Savage Mountain Wildland
High Rock Wildland
Maple Lick Run Wildland
Middle Fork Wildland
Puzzley Run Wildland
Savage Ravines Wildland
South Savage Wildland
Upper White Rock Run Wildland

HOWARD COUNTY

Patuxent River Wildland (Howard & Montgomery counties)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Patuxent River Wildland (Howard & Montgomery counties)
Islands of the Potomac Wildland (Frederick & Mongomery counties)

[photo, Grasses, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland]

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

Belt Woods Wildland

ST. MARY'S COUNTY

St. Mary's River Wildland

SOMERSET COUNTY

Cedar Island Wildland
Janes Island Wildland

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Sideling Hill Wildland (Washington & Allegany counties)

Grasses, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland, September 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

WORCESTER COUNTY

Pocomoke River Cypress Swamp Wildland
Pocomoke River Wildland (within State Forest)
Pocomoke River Wildland (within Wildlife Management Area)

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