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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 ...
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 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.
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 ...
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.
One of the best remaining examples of an oak-hickory dominated forest in Ohio. Part of Goll Woods State Nature Preserve. Hazelwood Botanical Preserve: 1974: Hamilton: state Highly detailed study of the site's plant ecology was published in 1929. Managed by the University of Cincinnati. Highbanks Natural Area: 1980
Ohio State Nature Preserves (22 P) Pages in category "Nature reserves in Ohio" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Athens Conservancy; B ...
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.