Anne Arundel County covers approximately 267,230 land acres. Thirty percent (30%) or 80,169 acres are currently zoned agricultural. Large and small enclaves of agricultural lands are located in the southwest portion of the county. Although the amount of farmland in the county has continued to decline, the county has recently revised its farm and woodland preservation program in order to encourage agricultural activity and preservation of farmland. Currently there are approximately 9,400 acres under permanent protective easement through the county's local program. In addition, Anne Arundel County has zoned approximately 33,000 acres as open space, primarily consisting of county parkland or wetlands area, while the state and federal governments own approximately 12,000 acres.

The county's Comprehensive Plan and Land Preservation and Recreation Plan recommend the creation of greenways throughout the county, especially as alternative transportation routes between growth areas and connectors between trail systems. The county has the framework for an excellent greenways network. The county manages approximately 42 miles of bicycle and nature trails. The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail provides a 13.3-mile long, 66-foot wide greenway extending south from Glen Burnie to Annapolis. The Patuxent River watershed and the Patapsco River Valley are two of the county's most sensitive greenways.

 

 

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