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Private Conservation Lands
Published by Maryland Department of Information Technology · Updated 07/21/2025 · As needed
- Last updated
- 07/21/2025
- First published 07/21/2025
- Update frequency
- As needed
- Formats
- 4
- CSV, JSON, GeoJSON
- Coverage
- Maryland
- Statewide
About this dataset
The Private Conservation data layer is a collection of properties that are protected from development by a Private Conservation group or society either through ownership or conservation easement.The Department of Natural Resources makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the use or appropriateness of Spatial Data, and there are no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. The information contained in Spatial Data is from publicly available sources, but no representation is made as to the accuracy or completeness of Spatial Data. The Department of Natural Resources shall not be subject to liability for human error, error due to software conversion, defect, or failure of machines, or any material used in the connection with the machines, including tapes, disks, CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs and energy. The Department of Natural Resources shall not be liable for any lost profits, consequential damages, or claims against the Department of Natural Resources by third parties. The liability of the Department of Natural Resources for damage regardless of the form of the action shall not exceed any distribution fees that may have been paid in obtaining Spatial Data. This service, or any portion thereof, can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Products must include source citation.
Files and access
Links open the official government source
- CSV downloadopendata.maryland.govCSV
- JSON (SODA API)opendata.maryland.govJSON
- GeoJSONopendata.maryland.govGeoJSON
- XMLopendata.maryland.govXML
API endpoint: https://opendata.maryland.gov/resource/9tj8-dctj.json
Links open outside websites we do not control.
Frequently asked questions
- Who publishes Private Conservation Lands?
- Maryland Department of Information Technology, part of State of Maryland, publishes this dataset on Maryland Open Data.
- How often is it updated?
- The publisher lists the update frequency as as needed. The last update was on 07/21/2025.
- How do I download it?
- It is available as CSV, JSON, GeoJSON, XML. Use the links in Files and access, which open the official government source.
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Where this catalog comes from
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Catalog checked 10/24/2026
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Source: Maryland Open Data and Data.gov · Last updated 10/24/2026 · Listing only; the data stays with the publisher
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