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Maryland county expands Abingdon estuary preserve
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A least tern perches on a bird box at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Abingdon, MD. (Otter Point Creek Alliance)
Harford County, MD, has added a 22-acre plot of vernal pools and oak forest to its outdoor education center and estuary preserve in Abingdon, officials announced early this month.
The Aug. 20 transaction with the Harford Land Trust expands the 700-acre county park surrounding its Anita C. Leight Estuary Center on Otter Point Creek, a tributary to the Bush River just a couple of miles from Interstate 95.
Harford County executive Bob Cassilly said the parcel was slated for development and that the acquisition conserves land the state deems critical due to its proximity to tidal waters.