Save the Date for the Groundhog Hike! Every six years, Groundhog Day falls on a Sunday … and that means this year’s Groundhog Hike takes place on the actual holiday! Please mark your calendar for the annual Groundhog Hike on Sunday, Feb. 2. It’s the 22nd year for the popular event, complete with guided long…

Fifteen journalism students from Federal Hocking High School went out “on assignment” one day this fall to report on Athens Conservancy’s newest nature preserve, Winner Woods, adjacent to the village of Stewart. Student reporters Chelsea Burke and Vanessa Harris – who wrote an article for the school’s newspaper, The Lancer Local News – called the…

Athens Conservancy protects land and diverse ecosystems in southeast Ohio. To manage deer over-population, which can adversely impact native plants and habitats, the Conservancy permits archery deer hunting on several preserves. The archery deer season is currently in effect and ends on Feb. 2, 2025. The preserves include Baker, Blair, Brookville, Canaan, Deep Hollow-Dark Skies,…