Accepting the award for AOA are Steve Goodwin (Land Protection Specialist), Clyde Gosnell (Treasurer and Co-founder), Omie Warner (Vice President and Co-founder), Guy Denny (Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association), Sandy Chiaramonte, Russ Scholl [...]
NBC4: Columbus, Ohio News, Weather, and Sports (WCMH-TV) Posted: Aug 01, 2014 3:54 PM EDT Updated: Aug 01, 2014 5:35 PM EDT By: Ben Gelber, Meteorologist PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio - A consortium of conservation groups [...]
By Lauren Gibbons The Columbus Dispatch • Monday July 28, 2014 5:35 CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Nestled among acres of rolling Pickaway County farmland, the newly christened Bartley Preserve stands out. The property, formerly owned by the List family, [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 277-130 on July 17 to extend the enhanced conservation easement tax incentive and make it permanent. The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support with a majority of Representatives listed as [...]
Visitors to the Bartley Preserve this summer are in for a treat as a variety of rare plants are emerging from the dormant seed bank in the glacial potholes! The attached images of Hitler Pond [...]
AOA recently collaborated with ODNR Division of Mineral Resources to identify and secure an abandoned mine opening at our Trimble Community Forest property near Glouster. This property contains several historic coal mines. The No. 10 [...]
AOA Executive Director Steve Fleegal collaborated with the Land Trust Alliance to place an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch on June 14th in support of making the enhanced conservation easement tax incentive permanent. AOA is [...]
Approximately 160 people participated in the second annual Mothapalooza conference sponsored by the Ohio Division of Wildlife at Burr Oak State Park Resort the weekend of June 28th. AOA is very grateful to Mothapalooza for [...]
Thanks to all of AOA’s friends, partners, collaborating organizations, volunteers and everyone who participated and helped make our Bartley Preserve Open House and Dedication celebration on June 14th such a great success! We are still [...]
AOA is celebrating the dedication of the Bartley Preserve in Circleville. This site honors the legacy of Floyd Bartley, a Pickaway County farmer and naturalist. Some biographical information, photographs and articles on the life and [...]