Whole Foods Markets Dublin Store is featuring AOA as one of two nonprofits benefitting from their “Nickels for Nonprofits” donation program this holiday season. According to Whole Foods website, the Nickels for Nonprofits program is intended to “reward environmental consciousness! For every recyclable bag a customer uses during their shopping trip, they have the option [...]

Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:15 am | Updated: 6:12 pm, Mon Nov 19, 2012. Commissioners to support Clean Ohio land acquisition By MICHAEL O’BRIEN Courier staff journalist Vinton County Commissioners agreed Monday to support a request by Appalachia Ohio Alliance to acquire a small tract of land in what the group calls Bison Hollow [...]

By Steve Stephens Dispatch Saturday October 6, 2012 9:17 AM The Hocking Hills is a big, beautiful region of the state. But many travelers know the area only through stops at a few popular destinations. “Visitors who come to the Hocking Hills are often getting their primary experience of the area at the Old Man’s [...]

Group preserves Appalachia’s wildlife By Laura Scheer The Post / Athens Ohio Publication Date: October 5, 2012 – 3:42am Updated: October 5, 2012 – 4:36am Brian Blair, president of the Appalachia Ohio Alliance, counts the various types of trees on the Sickles Preserve. Blair takes pride in the wide variety of trees species and other [...]

By Steve Stephens Dispatch Saturday October 6, 2012 9:17 AM The Hocking Hills is a big, beautiful region of the state. But many travelers know the area only through stops at a few popular destinations. “Visitors who come to the Hocking Hills are often getting their primary experience of the area at the Old Man’s [...]

Posted: Sunday, September 23, 2012 By Jeff Barron The Eagle-Gazette Staff Angie Tornes said there are times in life when a person knows he or she is making the right decision and feels overwhelmingly good about it. Donating 31 acres of family land on Pump Station Road near Sugar Grove in 2009 to Appalachia Ohio [...]

Posted: Sunday, September 23, 2012 7:17 pm | Updated: 1:51 pm, Mon Sep 24, 2012. By DEBRA TOBIN Logan Daily News Reporter dtobin@logandaily.com SUGAR GROVE – The Appalachia Ohio Alliance (AOA) celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday at the Geneva Hills Lodge near Sugar Grove. “It all started back in 1997 when a group of conservationists [...]

WOW! AOA introduces a sleek new look with a totally redesigned website. Board member John Husted led an effort to design the new website layout for AOA – working in conjunction with web designer extraordinaire Dustin Kraus of Nine 1 Nine Design. The new site incorporates a simple, easy to use format to convey the [...]

AOA is partnering with Hocking Hills Adventure Trek and owner Jim Stratton on a new type of event. The Native American Storytelling at Deffenbaugh Mound will feature one of our privately owned conservation sites and success stories. For specific information about this event please check the event tab. AOA is seeking to provide improved access [...]

What a year 2011 was for AOA. We have posted our annual Year in review for you to see how your donations and support our helping us towards our mission of conservation and stewardship of Appalachian Ohio’s land and water as sustainable natural resources. View the 2011 Year in Review