In 1954, a Maryland family bought a worn-out 62-acre truck farm and let the land heal; 72 years later, Toad Hall is permanently protected inside a 1,200-acre conservation block
In 1954, a Maryland family bought 62 acres of tired farmland and chose not to force it back into production. Instead, the property was given time to recover, allowing fields, woods, wetlands and wildlife habitat to return gradually. Seventy-two years later, that patient decision has become part of a much larger conservation story. Toad Hall,…