Athens Conservancy, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Athens Arbor Day Committee, a couple of environmentally conscious Ohio University undergrads, and some local high school students all joined forces in late March. They got together to plant 74 American chestnut trees in the Conservancy’s newest nature preserve. The group planted the chestnut tree seedlings…

Please join us Sunday, April 30, at 1 pm for an opening celebration for the Lindy Roosenburg Preserve, Athens Conservancy’s newest nature preserve. This exceptional 71-acre property just north of Athens showcases mature forests, scenic rock formations, and an abundance of wildflowers and wildlife. The land was purchased last year in memory of Selinde Roosenburg,…

Baker Preserve is a study site for an international research project investigating the role bedrock has on forest soil nutrient and carbon cycling. This project is a collaboration between soil researchers Jared DeForest, PhD (Ohio University) and Friederike Lang, PhD (University of Freiburg, Germany). Baker Preserve is unusual in that it has both limestone and…