Hike AOA’s Poston Farm Preserve located along Alum Creek and the West Branch of Alum Creek. We will enjoy the peak spring wildflowers, older growth forests and scenic exposed shale bluffs the line the stream corridors. We will also view recent habitat restoration activities on this spectacular site. Alum Creek is a diverse riparian […]
Explore Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve (SNP) and enjoy a hike to view the ongoing spring wildflower show. The slopes are covered in spring-time blooms including Trillium, Jack in the Pulpit, Solomon’s Seal, and many others. We will look for the pink Lady’s Slipper orchids which are blooming. Native Flame Azaleas and Rhododendrons are also […]
Explore one of AOA’s newest and our largest Preserve – the Big Woods in the Salt Creek Narrows on the Hocking-Vinton County line. The Big Woods protects riparian corridor along Salt Creek as well as an extensive network of primarily coldwater headwater streams that contribute to high water quality in Salt Creek. Salt Creek […]
Let yourself be transported back in time as we hike through deep woods to an ancient native mound and circle complex on the high hills overlooking the Salt Creek valley. AOA is cosponsoring this hike with The Archaeological Conservancy which owns the Davis Works mound site, donated by Bob Etchison, the former property owner. […]
Join AOA for a visit to a unique habitat - the only preserved bog in Franklin County - AOA’s 91-acre Utzinger Bog Preserve. We will follow natural trails that traverse the site and explore the bog wetland habitats. AOA is in the later stages of restoring the former Utzinger farm property including enhancing the […]
Start summer with a visit to Ohio’s spectacular Cedar Bog Nature Preserve and get a look at a AOA’s adjacent Preserves on Cedar Run in Champaign County. Cedar Bog […]
Enjoy an early summer ramble as we explore AOA’s beautiful 116-acre Mercer Woods Old Growth Forest Preserve near Sugar Grove on the border of Hocking and Fairfield Counties. We […]
Float a section of beautiful Big Darby Creek, a state and national Scenic River. Appalachia Ohio Alliance (AOA) is once again co-sponsoring a canoe/kayak float trip on Big Darby […]
