STATE WILDLANDS
![[photo, Loblolly pine, Prince George's County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/i002569a.jpg)
Within the Department of Natural Resources, Resource Planning is responsible for the State wildlands preservation system. The system was established in 1971 to preserve the wilderness character of undisturbed areas in Maryland. Some 27 wildlands cover 39,412 acres in State parks, forests, and wildlife management areas. Designated by the General Assembly, wildlands protect watersheds and threatened or endangered species, and preserve unique ecological communities (Code Natural Resources Article, sec. 5-1203).
Loblolly Pine, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1998. Photo by Diane P. Frese.
ALLEGANY COUNTY
Deep Run Wildland
Maple Run Wildland
Potomac Bends Wildland
Rocky Gap Wildland
Sideling Hill Wildland (Washington & Allegany counties)
BALTIMORE COUNTY
Black Marsh Wildland
Gunpowder Falls Wildland
Mingo Branch/Bush Cabin Run Wildland
Panther Branch Wildland
Soldier's Delight Wildland
Sweathouse Branch Wildland
CALVERT COUNTY
Calvert Cliffs Wildland
CAROLINE COUNTY
Idylwild Wildland
CARROLL COUNTY
Morgan Run Wildland
CHARLES COUNTY
Mattawoman Wildland
FREDERICK COUNTY
Cunningham Falls State Park Wildland
Islands of the Potomac Wildland (Frederick & Montgomery counties)
GARRETT COUNTY
Bear Pen Wildland
Big Savage Mountain Wildland
High Rock Wildland
Middle Fork Wildland
HOWARD COUNTY
Patuxent River Wildland (Howard & Montgomery counties)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Patuxent River Wildland (Howard & Montgomery counties)
Islands of the Potomac Wildland (Frederick & Mongomery counties)
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Belt Woods Wildland
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
St. Mary's River Wildland
SOMERSET COUNTY
Cedar Island Wildland
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Sideling Hill Wildland (Washington & Allegany counties)
WORCESTER COUNTY
Cypress Swamp Wildland
Pocomoke River Wildand
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