Want to help us reach for the stars? Our Starry Skies project is seeking funds to establish a stargazing park within the Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve near Athens. Kicking off Feb. 14, the Starry Skies project is featured on the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s Cause Connector giving site. This charitable matchmaking site helps people support…

A newly established fund in memory of a passionate, local young woman and aspiring wildland firefighter will support Athens Conservancy’s land conservation efforts in southeastern Ohio for years to come. Selinde Downey Roosenburg, 20, died in March 2021, as a result of a UTV (utility task vehicle) rollover accident in which she was a passenger,…

There’s something magical about walking in the woods in winter – it’s peaceful and quiet especially under a blanket of snow. The air is brisk and invigorating, and your breath turns into little puffs of clouds. Without its summer foliage and brush, the forest dons a whole new look, stark and beautiful and revealing secrets…