Office of Planning

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund

(MALPF)

The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) was one of the first created in the United States and has become one of the nation's leaders in agricultural land preservation.

Created by the General Assembly in 1977, MALPF purchases agricultural preservation easements that forever restrict development on prime farmland and woodland and has permanently preserved land in each of Maryland's 23 counties, representing a public investment of over $682 million. At the end of FY 2016, MALPF has purchased easements on a cumulative total of 2,218 properties, permanently preserving about 300,916 acres.

If you wish to contact your local program administrator or Foundation staff, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 301-777-5951. If you simply wish to know more about the program, you may find fact sheets, annual reports, applicable laws and regulations, and other documents at the Maryland Department of Agriculture website. 1

A flowchart explaining the MALPF Easement process may be viewed here. Current appointments to,  and role of the County's Agricultural Land Preservation Board, may be found here.

1 Source: Maryland Department of Agriculture (Date: 11/3/2022)  https://mda.maryland.gov/malpf/pages/default.aspx