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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.
Oak Openings Region. The Oak Openings Region is a globally rare ecosystem composed of over 130 square miles (340 km 2) of Michigan and Ohio. The land consists largely of oak savanna and grassland prairie. It is considered by The Nature Conservancy as having a similar ecological importance as the Florida Everglades and is one of the 200 "Last ...
Highlands Sanctuary, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which operates under the dba (doing business as) of The Arc of Appalachia Preserve System. The Arc of Appalachia has been in operation since 1995, working to create and steward nature preserves in the forested Appalachian counties of southern Ohio. In 2016, The Arc of Appalachia had ...
Designated. 1967. 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.
Farm fields near trail. Rockbridge State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve featuring a natural bridge located in the unincorporated community of Rockbridge in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Hocking Hills region, but the sandstone that forms the natural bridge is located lower in the stratigraphic sequence than that ...
Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve. Boord State Nature Preserve. Brown's Lake Bog State Nature Preserve. Burton Wetlands State Nature Preserve. Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve. Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve. Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve. Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve.
The preserve is owned by the city of Athens, Ohio and is dedicated as a state nature preserve, but the Athens Conservancy initiated and coordinated the project, and raised $40,000 in public contributions plus $50,000 from the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.
State Nature Preserve 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 ...