Green Infrastructure Plan

The Green Infrastructure Plan is a functional planning document intended to assist the County in addressing important issues related to the natural and built environment. The goals of the Green Infrastructure Plan include establishing a strategically-planned, environmentally-sustainable, managed network of mapped “hubs” and “corridors” that reduces habitat fragmentation, provides options for wildlife migration, sustains and regenerates working lands, mitigates the effects of climate change, reduces vehicle miles traveled, and increases access to green space and outdoor recreation opportunities. The plan will consider critical factors that affect environmental, agricultural, and recreational resources in the County. The Green Infrastructure Plan may recommend changes to land use and zoning, as well as the establishment of new regulatory tools or incentives.

*Please find a link to the Green Infrastructure Plan Draft for 60-Day Review below, under 'Workshops and Hearings' or 'Documents'.

Meetings

Advisory Group

The Livable Frederick Planning and Design Office is leading this planning effort. The first phase of work involved an initial series of meetings with the Green Infrastructure Advisory Group. Meetings were held between October 2024 and January 2025. An additional meeting of the Advisory Group is anticipated in late spring or early summer of 2025. Advisory Group meetings are open to the public but are not intended to facilitate public comment. Agendas and minutes for completed Advisory Group meetings can be accessed from the links provided on this page.

Frederick Futures Open House: Shelter, Culture, and Nature

The Livable Frederick Planning and Design Office held three open houses for the Frederick County Green Infrastructure Plan in March and April 2025. These open houses (Frederick Futures Open House: Shelter, Culture, and Nature) were intended to provide members of the public with information about the purpose of the plans and an opportunity to share comments with planning staff. These meetings also included opportunities to learn about the Housing Element and the Frederick County Historic Preservation Plan.

Public Comments received via the online survey and open houses through January 27, 2026

Workshops and Public Hearings

As with previous Livable Frederick plans, members of the public will be able to participate as the plan is developed during Planning Commission workshops, during the Planning Commission's public hearing process for their draft document, and again as the Recommended Plan moves forward through the legislative process with the County Council. Please check this website for announcements for upcoming meetings.

Planning Commission Public Hearing for the Green Infrastructure Plan
Wednesday, February 18, 2025
Winchester Hall First Floor Hearing Room
9:30 a.m. (or beginning shortly thereafter)
Green Infrastructure Plan Draft for 60-Day Review

Agendas and Minutes

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Documents

Green Infrastructure Plan Draft for 60-Day Review

Briefing Book

Press Release

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Green Infrastructure Visioning and Values Survey

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Advisory Group Members

Karen Cannon, Mobilize Frederick

David Lillard, Catoctin Land Trust

Benjamin Friton, The Reed Center for Ecosystem Reintegration

Barry Salisbury, Middletown Valley Trails Alliance

Troy Kitch, Potomac Valley Fly Fishers

Lindsey Donaldson, Catoctin Mountain Park, U.S. National Park Service

Karen Russell, Climate Change Working Group of Frederick County

Mike Spurrier, Frederick Bird Club

Abraham Olsson, AACF

Jim Humerick, Town of Thurmont

Denny Remsburg, Frederick County Farm Bureau

Amy Rembold, Frederick County Sustainability Commission

Scott Burall, Frederick County Pomona Grange