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Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area. Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area is a nature reserve near Owings Mills in western Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S. [1] The site is designated both as a Maryland Wildland (1,526 acres) and as a Natural Environment Area (1,900 acres) and is part of the Maryland Wildlands Preservation System.
The Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area (Soldiers Delight NEA) is an environmentally sensitive area consisting of 1,900 acres (770 ha) of land, and a visitor center, that is owned by the state of Maryland and managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
This list of Maryland state parks includes the state parks and state battlefields listed in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources's current acreage report. [1] Generally, the Maryland Park Service, a unit of and under the authority of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), is the governing body for these parks, although some ...
The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about 1,900 acres (7.7 km 2) of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Much of the area of Soldiers Delight contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.
The area got its name from its role as a lookout post, used to watch British ship movements during the War of 1812. [9]During the War of 1812 the Chesapeake Bay was a major route for British War ships, who established a naval and military base at near-by Tangier Island in Virginia for the Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn with Fort Albion there, which constantly raided Chesapeake ...
Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Explanation of Rank and Status Codes. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2004. Current and Historical Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Baltimore County, Maryland. [M] Monteferrante, Frank. 1973. A Phytosociological Study of Soldiers Delight, Baltimore County, Maryland.
The Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area is located in western Baltimore County, Maryland. [1] Much of the area of the Soldiers Delight NEA, which totals 1,900 acres (7.7 km 2 ) of protected land, contains a serpentine barren that contains a number of rare and endangered species of plants.
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