Conservation Easement Granted

Portland Parks and Recreation recently negotiated with a landowner to place a conservation easement on a treed Baltimore Woods’ hillside at N. New York. The site includes a small house at the top of the hill at 6816 N. New York and is zoned for multi-family development. The property is flanked on each side by city-owned land.

The Friends initiated contact with Parks when the house first went on the market to point out a possible conflict if a developer bought the property. A larger structure could bisect the woods and affect the view from the future trail.

To protect both Baltimore Woods and the regional npGreenway Trail, FoBW is elated to report that an easement has been successfully placed on the treed hillside to protect it from development in perpetuity. Thank you Portland Parks!