AOA has another exciting slate of events for 2022 and welcomes your participation. Our events provide opportunities for members and the public to participate in and learn more about AOA’s important conservation mission. We emphasize nature-based education that features conserved lands and local ecosystems, providing hands-on learning and stewardship experiences, and the chance to visit the beautiful lands that you have helped to conserve.

    June – July 2022

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    Jun
    4
    Sat
    View Cedar Bog Orchids and AOA’s Clark Preserve on Cedar Run
    Jun 4 @ 9:30 am
    Join AOA for our first visit to spectacular Cedar Bog Nature Preserve and AOA’s new Clark Preserve on Cedar Run in Champaign County. Cedar Bog [...]
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    Jun
    7
    Tue
    Volunteer Work Day at AOA’s Fickardt Farm Preserve – Darby Creek Conservation Corridor
    Jun 7 @ 10:00 am
    The clear upland forests and low-lying wetlands of Fickardt Farm comprises one of AOA’s foremost Big Darby Creek conservation sites. With over 4,300 linear feet [...]
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    Jun
    11
    Sat
    Participate in a BioBlitz at AOA’s Mishe Moneto Preserve on the Big Darby
    Jun 11 @ 8:00 am
    Join naturalist experts and non-experts as we get on the land and water to survey and identify the flora and fauna of AOA’s very own [...]
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    Jun
    15
    Wed
    Forest Work Day at AOA’s Mishe Moneto Preserve – Big Darby Creek Conservation Corridor Initiative
    Jun 15 @ 10:00 am
    Mishe Moneto Preserve is a 255-acre Preserve located along Big Darby Creek, just east of Darbyville. This site conserves over 1.2 miles of Darby Creek [...]
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    Jun
    21
    Tue
    Volunteer Work Day at AOA’s Fickardt Farm Preserve – Darby Creek Conservation Corridor
    Jun 21 @ 10:00 am
    The clear upland forests and low-lying wetlands of Fickardt Farm comprises one of AOA’s foremost Big Darby Creek conservation sites. With over 4,300 linear feet [...]
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    Jun
    30
    Thu
    Volunteer Work Day at AOA’s Mercer Woods Old Growth Forest Preserve – Hocking River Conservation Corridor Initiative
    Jun 30 @ 10:00 am
    Help us keep the invasive species at bay while enjoying a beautiful spring day in the woods, surrounded by a plethora of beautiful wildflowers and [...]
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    Jul
    17
    Sun
    Float Salt Creek with AOA and ODNR Scenic Rivers
    Jul 17 all-day
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    Jul
    23
    Sat
    Summer Orchid Walk at AOA’s Mercer Woods Old Growth Forest
    Jul 23 all-day
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    Jul
    30
    Sat
    Prairie, Pollinator and Butterfly Walk at AOA’s Cossin and Kreisel Preserves along the Scioto River
    Jul 30 all-day
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