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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.
Brown's Lake Bog is a dedicated Ohio state nature preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy. It is one of the few remaining kettle peatlands in the U.S. state of Ohio. It has a kettle lake, kame, and a floating sphagnum moss mat. Public visitation is allowed. It is located in southwestern Wayne County near the village of Shreve.
The oldest preserve in the Arc of Appalachia's preserve system is the Highlands Nature Sanctuary in Highland County, Ohio and Ross County, Ohio. The Highlands Nature Sanctuary is 2200 acres in size and exists to protect the Rocky Fork Gorge, defined as lower ten mile run of the Rocky Fork Creek, beginning at the creek's exit at the Rocky Fork ...
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State Nature Preserve [1] Acres County Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve: 112.5: Athens Adams Lake Prairie Nature Preserve: 22.37: Washington Audubon Islands Nature Preserve: 170: Lucas Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve: 164: Portage Baker Woods State Nature Preserve: 47.3: Mercer The Evans R. Beck Memorial Nature Preserve: 10.1: Portage ...
Lynx Prairie trail head marker. Lynx Prairie is a 52-acre (210,000 m 2) nature preserve located in Adams County, Ohio, United States, near the community of Lynx.The preserve features a group of cedar glades which harbor rare prairie species, surrounded by forests on all sides.
The North Central Ohio Land Conservancy has received a gift of two commercial properties in Richland County worth $1 million from Mansfield businessman Kurt Stimens.. Eric Miller, trustee of the ...
Protected areas in the U.S. State of Ohio include national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas.