Jaeger Tract Rationale

Date:             7/20/01 3:05 PM

Sender:             Glenn Eugster

To:             Joe Cook

Priority:             Urgent

Subject:             Jaeger Tract

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             July 20, 2001

             

             Joe,

             

             Here is what I think we can say about the value of the Jaeger 

             Tract land acquisition:

             

             The Jaeger Tract is located within the Anaocostia River watershed 

             in Greenbelt, MD.  The property is within the drainage area of 

             Still Creek, a tributary of the Annacostia River.  Acquistion and 

             management of the property as parkland will help and NPS, and 

             it's partner organizations, to implement its exisiting 

             commitments to:

             

             1)  "Protect and expand forest cover throughout the watershed and 

             create a continuous riparian forest buffer adjacent to streams, 

             wetlands and rivers". (1999-2000 Anacostia Watershed Restoration 

             Agreement, May 10, 1999)

             

             2)  "Permanently preserve from development 20 percent of the land 

             area in the watershed by 2010". (2000 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, 

             June 28, 2000 )

             

             Hope this helps!

             

             

             Glenn Eugster