Washtenaw County's natural resources provide a clean and abundant supply of groundwater and surface water, unique scenic beauty and natural landscapes for parks and recreation opportunities. Learn how to preserve these features.

Water Protection		Land Protection
	Groundwater management		Purchase of Development Rights
	Stormwater management		Habitat protection and restoration
	Floodplain and stream corridor		Woodlands protection
	Watershed restoration project		Wetlands protection
	Water quality audit checklist		-   Model wetlands ordinance
	Soil erosion and sedimentation control - HRWC Model Buffer Ordinance - Riparian Forest Buffer Technical Specs		-   Model Guide to ordinance guide

About Purchase of Development Rights (PDR)
PDR is a land protection tool that pays landowners to protect their land from development and is used most often to preserve agriculture and natural features. It is a voluntary program through which a government agency or non-profit organization buys the development rights from a landowner in exchange for limiting development on that land in the future.

  View sample PDR ordinances for: Webster Township or Dexter Township

Apply
The Ann Arbor Greenbelt program is accepting PDR applications for owners of land within the Greenbelt District.
You can also apply for the Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund PDR.