Land Protection Statistics

In Ohio, The Nature Conservancy has helped protect more than 40,000 acres. In addition to the preserves that we currently own, we have also helped preserve some of the state's most important and well known natural areas.

Sometimes, another land managing entity can better provide public access to the site, or manage the property more efficiently than we can, so we turn the property over to them. This allows the Ohio Chapter to seek other conservation opportunities throughout the state, while ensuring habitat protection at these important places. Below are some of the preserves we have assisted in protecting or transferred to others - totalling over 17,000 acres on 78 preserves.

Northeast Northwest Central Southeast Southwest

Northeast
Preserve	Acres	County	Ecoregion	Transferred to:	End result
Becvar Nature Preserve	68.3	Geauga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Geauga County Park District	County nature preserve
Big Creek Park Site	28.36	Geauga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Geauga County Park District	County nature preserve
Burger Nature Preserve	38.36	Cuyahoga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Cleveland Metro Park District	Metropolitan park
Buttonbush Swamp	13	Ashtabula	Western Allegheny Plateau	Kent State University	Educational nature preserve
Chagrin River Forest Preserve	401.25	Cuyahoga / Geauga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Hunting Valley Village	County park & township park
Crawford Woods	24.99	Portage	Western Allegheny Plateau	Hiram College	Educational nature preserve
Cuyahoga Wetlands Macrosite (White Pine Bog)	234.92	Geauga	W. Allegheny Plateau	Geauga County Park District & Cleveland Museum of Natural History	TNC tract is dedicated preserve
Eagle Creek Nature Preserve	328.66	Portage	Western Allegheny Plateau	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Grand River Terraces	305.92	Ashtabula	Western Allegheny Plateau	Cleveland Museum of Natural History	Educational nature preserve
Kimball Woods	98.64	Lake	Great Lakes	Kent State University	Educational nature preserve
Kniss Woods	73.25	Summit	Western Allegheny Plateau	Akron Metro Park District	County park
Little Mountain	48.05	Geauga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Holden Arboretum	Private nature preserve
Mentor Marsh	294.58	Lake	Great Lakes	Cleveland Museum of Natural History	Educational nature preserve
Northern Chagrin Reservation Metropark	2.62	Cuyahoga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Cleveland MetroParks	County park
Red Mill Valley	27.66	Lake	Great Lakes	Lake County MetroPark	County park
Resources Center	25.72	Lake	Western Allegheny Plateau	Lake County MetroPark	County park
Spring Brook Ecosystem	31.13	Geauga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Geuga County PD	County park
Stark Wilderness	248	Stark	Western Allegheny Plateau	Stark Wilderness Center	Private nature preserve
Sunny Lake Preserve	67.25	Portage	Western Allegheny Plateau	City of Aurora	City park
Towner’s Woods	61	Portage	Western Allegheny Plateau	Portage LACE, Inc	Private nature preserve
Trumbull Nature Preserve	31.53	Summit	Western Allegheny Plateau	Hudson Township / Kent State Foundation	Educational nature preserve
Upper Chagrin River	155.62	Geauga	Western Allegheny Plateau	Russell Township	Township park
Van Sickle Woods	39.25	Holmes	Western Allegheny Plateau	Holmes County PD	County park

Northwest
Preserve	Acres	County	Ecoregion	Transferred to:	End result
Baldwin Woods	131	Wood	Great Lakes	Wood County Park District	County park/ natural area
Dupont Marsh	113.94	Erie	Great Lakes	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Funk Woods	49.62	Seneca	Great Lakes	Heidelberg College	Educational nature preserve
Glade Mallow Overlook	12.19	Wood	Great Lakes	Black Swamp Conservancy	Land trust nature preserve
Haunck's Pond	20.12	Ottawa	Great Lakes	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Irwin Prairie	141.73	Lucas	Great Lakes	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Sandusky Bay Wetlands	2,269.07	Sandusky	Great Lakes	Ohio Department of Natural Resources/ Sandusky County	Wildlife area
Springville Marsh	199.98	Seneca	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Toledo Arboretum	6.71	Lucas	Great Lakes	University of Toledo	Educational nature preserve
Wickwire-Shade Nature Preserve Site	40	Seneca	North Central Tillplain	Heidelberg College	Executory Interest
Wildwood Estate	465	Lucas	Great Lakes	Toledo Metroparks	County park
Eagle Point	1,200	Erie	Great Lakes	Erie Metroparks	County park

Central
Preserve	Acres	County	Ecoregion	Transferred to:	End result
Benua Nature Preserve	661.81	Fairfield	Western Allegheny Plateau	Columbus & Franklin County MetroParks	MetroPark
Big Darby	253.01	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	North Central Tillplain	Columbus & Franklin County MetroParks	MetroPark
Big Darby	56.85	Madison	North Central Tillplain	Roman Catholic Diocese	Church property w/ restrictions
Big Darby	35.87	Madison	North Central Tillplain	Liggett-33 Properties	Private owner w/ restrictions
Big Darby	8.29	Union	North Central Tillplain	Jeff & Dawn Labrozzi	Private residence
Cedar Bog State Memorial	105.41	Champaign	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Conrad Woods	103.17	Champaign	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Gahanna Woods	54	Franklin	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources/ Gahanna City	State nature preserve
Gahanna / Rocky Ford Creek	97.25	Franklin	North Central Tillplain	Joseph Jeffrey, Jr.	Jefferson Township LCA holds easement
Pickerington Pond	413.45	Franklin / Fairfield	North Central Tillplain	Columbus & Franklin County MetroParks	Pickerington Ponds MetroPark
Spruce Run	50	Delaware	North Central Tillplain	Columbus City School District	Educational nature preserve
Stages Pond	123.27	Pickaway	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve

Southeast
Preserve	Acres	County	Ecoregion	Transferred to:	End result
Collins Woods	19.59	Belmont	Western Allegheny Plateau	Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District	Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District park
Dysart Woods	455.96	Belmont	Western Allegheny Plateau	Ohio University	Educational nature preserve
Hocking Hills Megasite	198.35	Hocking	Western Allegheny Plateau	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State forest
Ora E. Anderson Compass Plant Prairie	15.5	Lawrence	Western Allegheny Plateau	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Shawnee State Park	9.43	Scioto	Western Allegheny Plateau	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State park
Wayne National Forest	1,036.91	Lawrence / Gallia / Hocking	Western Allegheny Plateau	U.S. Forest Service Wayne National Forest	Part of Wayne National Forest
Zaleski State Forest	103	Athens	Western Allegheny Plateau	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State forest

Southwest
Preserve	Acres	County	Ecoregion	Transferred to:	End result
Beaver Creek Wetlands	374.72	Greene	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Wildlife	State wildlife area
Beaver Creek Wetlands	56.2	Greene	North Central Tillplain	Beavercreek Wetland Association	Land trust holding
Bradford's Tanglewood	69.76	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	City of Cincinnati	City park
Charleston Falls	169.2	Miami	North Central Tillplain	Miami County Park Department	County park
Clifton Gorge	10.63	Greene / Clark	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources / Dayton SNH	State park / Nature preserve
Coppess Nature Sanctuary	32.61	Darke	North Central Tillplain	Darke County Park District	County park
Embshoff Nature Preserve	129	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	Hamilton County Park District	County park
Gilmore Ponds	7.21	Butler	North Central Tillplain	Izaak Walton League	Private nature preserve
Glen Helen	1.4	Greene	North Central Tillplain	Antioch University	Educational nature preserve
Glenway Woods	14.3	Hamilton	Interior Low Plateau	City of Cincinnati	City park
Highland Nature Sanctuary	371.95	Highland	North Central Tillplain	Highland Nature Sanctuary, Inc.	Private nature preserve
Johnson Woods Preserve	195.56	Adams	Interior Low Plateau	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	State nature preserve
Kroger Hills	82.11	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Landen Tract	91.37	Warren	North Central Tillplain	Warren County Park Commission	Warren County park
Lang Tract	13	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	City of Cincinnati	City park
Little Miami River Megasite	275.35	Hamilton / Warren / Greene	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resources / Hamilton County / Little Miami, Inc.	Corridor protection, multi-agency
Northside Woods	21.84	Hamilton	Interior Low Plateau	City of Cincinnati	City nature preserve
Red Bird Hollow	3	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	Village of Indian Hill	City park
Samuel Gross Memorial Woods	40	Shelby	North Central Tillplain	Ohio Department of Natural Resouces	State nature preserve
Southeast Park Site	103.46	Hamilton / Clermont	Interior Low Plateau	Hamilton County Park District	County park
Winterrowd Wetlands	59.79	Darke	North Central Tillplain	Darke County Park District	County park
Warren Wells Preserve	32.93	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	Hamilton County Park District	County park
Whitacre Estate	17.2	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	Village of Indian Hill	City park
Withrow Nature Preserve	141.21	Hamilton	Interior Low Plateau	Hamilton County Park District	County park
Wyoming Nature Preserve	0.75	Hamilton	North Central Tillplain	City of Wyoming	City park
Edge of Appalachia Preserve
Abner Hollow	5	Adams	Interior Low Plateau	Lonnie & Ruth Anne Moore
Cave Hollow	6.43	Adams	Interior Low Plateau	David Bohl
Cedar Falls	36.46	Adams	Interior Low Plateau	Lennie Abbott
Rieveschal Preserve	20.2	Adams	Interior Low Plateau	Cincinnati Museum of Natural History/ Keller/McDonald