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Name County Size Image Year established; acres km 2; A. W. Marion State Park: Pickaway: 454: 1.84: 1950 Adams Lake State Park: Adams: 96: 0.39: 1950 Alum Creek State Park
Protected areas of Summit County, Ohio (1 C, 7 P) T. Protected areas of Trumbull County, Ohio (1 P) V. Protected areas of Vinton County, Ohio (7 P) W.
The state of Ohio has a procedure for dedicating properties as state nature preserves through the Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves. Some preserves are owned outright by the state, while others are owned by other agencies. Some are open to the public, and others are not.
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km) [ 2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) [ 3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia . There are also two islands that are located upstream in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and ...
The area encompassing the Edge of Appalachia Preserve was first studied by ecologist Emma Lucy Braun in the 1920s. However, it was not until 1959 when the Nature Conservancy purchased 42 acres (170,000 m 2) near Lynx, Ohio that the Edge of Appalachia Preserve was created and established as a protected preserve.
Protected areas of Ohio. This category includes articles on protected areas within the U.S. state of Ohio. This includes federal, state, local and privately controlled/owned areas. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Protected areas of Ohio.
Portage Lakes State Park is a public recreation area located around the Portage Lakes in New Franklin, Ohio, in the United States. The eight Portage Lakes encompass 2,034 acres (823 ha) used for boating, fishing, and swimming. [2] The Ohio Department of Public Works turned over maintenance of the lakes to the Ohio Department of Natural ...
Zaleski State Forest is a state forest in the U.S. state of Ohio, located primarily in Vinton County, with areas in Athens County as well. The 28,000 acre (110 km²) forest surrounds Lake Hope State Park in Vinton County, and borders the Waterloo Wildlife Research Station in Athens County. Part of the Zaleski Mound Group, a group of Native ...