Land Easement Set to Become New Park in Cambridge
(CAMBRIDGE, Md) – A significant portion of land in Dorchester County is set to become the county’s next major park.
The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy is working with Dorchester County to turn over one hundred acres of land into a park with an emphasis on nature.
We spoke with David Satterfield, the Director of Land Conservation for the Land Conservancy about this plot of land.
It’s going to be 114 acres of land just off of Route 50 East in Cambridge. Satterfield walked us through some of the highlights of this new park.
The goal is to ensure the conservation values of the land will be protected in perpetuity. Satterfield tells us that a big part of this land easement is the need to strike a balance.
He says, “Well, we certainly believe in, a model where every type of land use is important. We recognize there’s development, we recognize agriculture is very important. We recognize that natural resource is very important. And anytime we can find a way to sort of mesh those things all together, especially when the public can have access to those resources and enjoy them.”
The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and Chesapeake Land Conservancy have worked in tandem with Dorchester County for years to make this possible
Satterfield says the idea is to disrupt the ecosystem currently in place as little as possible.
“The goal is very much passive recreation, limited trails, walking, moving throughout the property, no major infrastructure. So there should be limited disturbance to the actual ecosystem that is here by the activities that are planned, but also will provide a great community asset for people to come out and enjoy the nature that’s here,” says Satterfield.
We reached out to Dorchester County’s Recreation and Parks Department, whom the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy worked with to make this land easement a reality. They are having a closed session during the Dorchester County Council meeting Tuesday night to discuss the land.
The land will be transferred to Dorchester County from the Chesapeake Conservancy.
