Natural Environment Area (Maryland)

A Natural Environment Area (NEA) is a unit of the Maryland State Park Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. These public lands are generally or more in extent and are judged to constitute a “significant natural attraction or unique geological feature”. Development within an NEA is generally confined to trails, interpretive facilities and limited support facilities.

In contradistinction to Maryland Wildlands, which may only be established or removed by an act of the Maryland General Assembly, NEAs are designated by the DNR. (The more restrictive and protective designation of a Maryland Wildland, however, is sometimes established within an NEA.)

List of Maryland NEAs

• Belt Woods Natural Environment Area
• Dundee Natural Environment Area
• Governor Parris N. Glendening Natural Environment Area
• Mattawoman Natural Environment Area
• Morgan Run Natural Environment Area
• Severn Run Natural Environment Area
• Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
• Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area

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See also

• Maryland BayStat

External links

• The Maryland Wildlands Preservation System webpage at the Maryland DNR Website
• Land Unit Types at the Maryland DNR Website