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Saving the Last, Best Place in Annapolis

Crystal Spring Farm is the last extensive undisturbed forest in the entire city of Annapolis. Developers are planning to destroy this forest to develop a massive, mixed-use development three times the size of Annapolis Parole Towne Centre.

A Year-end Message from the Friends of Crystal Spring Forest

Dear Friends of Crystal Spring Forest,

On this first day of the new solar year, there is much light and hope as we celebrate yet another year that Crystal Spring Forest has survived pressure from development. As of today, there is still no permitted project at Crystal Spring, and there are still many hurdles the developers must face in order to get something approved. Your efforts and your support have largely contributed to that outcome. And for that, we thank you!! Back in January, when the City of Annapolis Dept of Neighborhoods and Environmental Programs (DNEP) so quietly announced the public comment period for another rendition of the Developers’ destructive project on the eve of a major holiday, you all rallied to the cause to let the City know that enough is enough, and that this area is worth more to our community in-tact than any development.

Despite the recent silence on Crystal Spring, however, things are about to get hot. We have learned that the developers have created yet a another version of the Crystal Spring development. We anticipate the City will announce this new project sometime in early 2016!!

Annapolitans are tired of this drill – and it has become clear to us that a new vision for the largest and last major unprotected open space on the Annapolis Peninsula is sorely needed. That is why the Friends of Crystal Spring Forest will be embarking on a new effort to save this amazing place permanently. We will be holding a major event sometime in January – look for our upcoming announcements!

We continue to be the only group that believes Crystal Spring Farm and Forest merit permanent protection and that no development should be allowed there, unless it is to foster its existence as open space. Our message resonates with our nearly 2,000 total supporters on Facebook, Twitter, and our website. We will also continue to work with our valued partners to support the Crystal Spring Legal Defense Fund. If you would like to make a year-end donation to the fund, you can do so online by sending a check to:

Severn River keeper
329 Riverview Trail
Annapolis, MD 21401
Please write on the memo line: “Crystal Spring Legal Defense Fund”.

Thank you for all you do in support of the forest and for Annapolis open space.

Happy Holidays,

The Friends of Crystal Spring Forest

The Issue

Crystal Spring Farm and Forest, at 110 acres, is the last, best unprotected refuge for wildlife in Annapolis. With 222 species of birds plus abundant deer, frogs, turtles and other wildlife, Crystal Spring Forest is the crown jewel of Annapolis' remaining open space. We don't need any more traffic, concrete, overcrowding, and pollution! We need this in-tact forest to help keep us cool and provide natural cleansing of our air and water. It is a rich, pandora-like world that until now has escaped developers' greedy vision. Straddling Crab Creek, which empties into the South River, Crystal Spring Forest helps keeps our watershed clean and healthy. For all of these reasons, Crystal Spring Forest deserves our protection!
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How You Can Help

Help us save  Crystal Spring Forest before it's gone forever. This special landscape is serving us all by providing clean air, clean water, and abundant space and habitat for wildlife.  It hosts 110 acres of unspoiled open space, including some of the largest remaining trees in Annapolis. We are striving to protect this area so future generations can feel the wonder of a wild forest and prevent the harms that a massive, mixed-use development will bring. Help save this vitally important resource. Tell the Mayor, the developers, and the city of Annapolis NO!
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