State officials working to preserve more open space in Maryland ..

Read more about the announced plan to purchase 9,200 acres of forest, farmland and even waterfront along the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River in the Baltimore Sun. For perspective, 9,200 acres is approximately 2.5 times the surface area of Deep Creek Lake, so in the big picture it's not much but every little bit makes a difference.

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