Events

Float a section of beautiful Hocking River through the picturesque Hocking Valley and Hocking Hills region.  Appalachia Ohio Alliance (AOA) is once again co-sponsoring a canoe/kayak trip on scenic Hocking […]

    How’s the water?  Let’s ask the fish and bugs!  Did you know the fish and aquatic insects that live in Ohio’s rivers and streams can tell a story […]

NOTE:  This trip was rescheduled due exceptionally high water in July. Float a section of beautiful Hocking River through the picturesque Hocking Valley and Hocking Hills region.  Appalachia Ohio Alliance […]

  A key part of AOA’s mission is dedicated to inspiring a love of nature in future generations. As part of this effort AOA is sponsoring a citizen science event […]

Join us for a Mindful Outdoor Walk – a guided “saunter” into a natural setting to share mindfulness practices that break down the barriers that separate us from the rest […]

Enjoy an autumn day outdoors in the field learning about our native landscapes while helping to make a difference!  Walk the trail and experience AOA’s Trella Romine Prairie while helping […]

    Enjoy the colors and crisp cool weather this post-Halloween weekend - hike AOA’s beautiful Poston Preserve along Alum Creek.  The older growth forests that cover much of the site will be decked out for fall on what will likely be the peak color weekend this fall.  This spectacular property contains extensive riparian bottomland […]

  The Appalachia Ohio Alliance will hold its Annual Dinner and Friend Gathering at The Mill Event Center at 431 South Columbus Steet, Lancaster, Ohio on December 6, 2025.  The Mill Event Center is located in Lancaster's Historic Downtown District and was a former 1800's grocery store and feed mill.  On site parking is available […]

  Springtime is upon us once again after a colder than normal winter.  AOA’s spring Wildflower Festival gets underway this weekend with an early spring hike on AOA’s beautiful Lamb […]

    Explore AOA’s new 35-acre Medford Preserve along Bigham Road in the headwaters of the locally important Laurel Run watershed.  This impressive property packs a lot into a small site.  It contains six headwater stream reaches with an estimated 3,930 linear feet of Coldwater stream habitat protected. Several small waterfalls and rock-lined sluices are […]

      Now that the winter cold has wound down and spring is in the air, get out and enjoy our natural world.  Tree planting season is upon us now that the ground is warming.  AOA is partnering with the Izaak Walton League to plant tree seedlings on AOA’s Poston Farm Preserve.  The event […]

  AOA will sponsor another volunteer tree planting this week to help reforest our Preserves.  AOA is partnering with Green Columbus to plant tree seedlings on AOA’s Utzinger Bog Preserve […]