A development partnership backed by an A-list sports celebrity is looking to transform a former amusement park in Maryland into an entertainment and shopping hotbed accompanied by a broad spectrum of housing types.
“Our goal is to deliver several different uses that kind of work together in a generative way to create a real ecosystem,” said Adam Rashid of TPA Group during a community meeting about the project in June.
But what about the natural ecosystem right next door? That’s what some conservationists have been asking since Six Flags announced plans in April to sell its 515-acre property in Prince George’s County for an undisclosed amount.
The property shares a long border with the Belt Woods Natural Environment Area, which owes its existence to a yearslong environmental battle that sparked national attention. The 624-acre state-owned preserve is home to one of the last stands of old-growth forest in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Part of the forest has been designated a National Natural Landmark for more than five decades.
