In honor of Athens Conservancy’s 20th anniversary, we asked our board members and other friends to talk about their favorite places in the preserves around Athens County. Take a look at what Brian Blair had to say about the Brookville Preserve!
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Wildflowers, yes! Garlic mustard, no!
Delaney Gibbs, volunteer coordinator, says she is delighted to see spring wildflowers in full swing in the forests in our preserves. But she adds, there is an unwelcome plant popping up amidst the posies. “Unfortunately, some of the special plant species are threatened by infestations of a non-native invasive species known as garlic mustard,” she…
Astronomy Prof Discusses ‘Starry Skies’
We see starry skies ahead! Athens Conservancy is raising funds to establish a stargazing park within the Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve near Athens. The project is featured through April 8 on the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s Cause Connector giving site. For some insight, we turned to an astronomy expert about the joys of stargazing ……