Land & Farm Stewardship

“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
— Aldo Leopold

At Patriot, we uniquely understand the natural resource challenges faced by landowners & property managers in today's environmental climate. Since our inception, we have had a passion for land & farm stewardship and worked hard to develop a comprehensive approach our clients can trust to take their property from “burden to benefit”.

Our professional staff has the experience & expertise to help our clients navigate the labyrinth of available funding sources - federal, state, local, non-profit & private as well as the compliance & regulation issues that accompany them. We understand that our clients lands are a multi-tiered asset wherein each element has it’s own ability to produce dividends. Whether you're land is for investment, inheritance, pleasure or profit, we are the “Landowner Advocate & Implementation Company” to get you there.

Our Land, Water, Wildlife & Forestry Development Services Include:

 

Planning:

  • Landowner Compliance Advocacy & Environmental Asset Maximization

  • USDA Technical Service Providers (TSP)

  • USDA NRCS Soil & Water Quality Planning (Conservation Planning)

  • MDA Nutrient Management Planning & Soil Testing

  • Government Program Planning - Conservation Cover Crops, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), Maryland Agricultural Cost Share (MACS)

  • Nutrient Credit Inventory & Trading Facilitation

  • Forest Stewardship Planning & Implementation

  • Wildlife Management Planning & Hunting Lease Administration

  • Agricultural Operation Planning, Management & Lease Administration

  • Quality Deer Management Land Certification Program

Implementation:

  • Non-Operator & Non-Resident Land Stewardship Programs

  • Land & Farm Maintenance & Oversight

  • Wetland & Stream Mitigation Construction & Banking

  • Timber Stand Improvement & Harvest

  • Property Asset Enhancements

  • Remote Property Surveillance & Security Installations

  • Nutrient Credit Practice Development

  • Wildlife Improvement & Fisheries Development

  • Conservation Best Management Practice Standards (BMP’s)

  • Grassed Waterways, Stream Crossings, Pond Creation, Stream Fencing

  • Heavy Use Area Protection, Livestock Waterers, Drainage