Michigan Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Workshop
Friday, November 19, 2004, 1-3 p.m.
Scio Township Hall - 827 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Washtenaw Land Trust was pleased to host Rich Harlow, Program Manager with the Michigan Department of Agriculture's Farmland Preservation Office, for a workshop on how local governments and landowners can apply to Michigan's Agricultural Preservation Fund.

Guidelines for applying to the fund
(Michigan Department of Agriculture website)

Established in 2000 under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of 1994, the state-administered PDR program has resulted in 69 development rights easements, 12 of which have been donated, protecting over 15,300 acres at an investment of more than $27 million.

This program expands the farmland preservation effort by providing grants to local PDR initiatives. Local officials, planning commissioners, landowners, and other interested parties were invited to learn more about this farmland protection program.

About the Washtenaw Land Trust:
The Washtenaw Land Trust is a non-profit organization that works to protect farmland, natural areas and open space in Washtenaw County and the surrounding region, and to educate members, local officials and the public on land use issues.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Washtenaw Land Trust at info@washtenawlandtrust.org or 734-302-LAND(5263).