More than 1,500 Baltimore County acres earmarked for preservation in 2009

(North County News) Baltimore County placed 26 properties into preservation programs in 2009, for a yearly total of 1,596 acres. In all, the county has preserved 55,000 acres on its way to a goal of preserving 80,000 acres. ... The largest farm preserved is the 200-acre Harford Partners’ farm in Monkton, which borders Harford County and is part of the original My Lady’s Manor land grant, according to a statement released Jan. 20. Continued