Fall Color Hike at AOA’s New Hinkle Gorge Preserve Hocking Hills, Hocking County Enjoy the fall colors and crisp cool weather in the Hocking Hills this Halloween weekend as we hike AOA’s beautiful new Hinkle Gorge Preserve.  AOA is grateful to the Hinkle family for donating this property and assuring the permanent conservation of a …

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Springtime is upon us again at last – but still a bit early.  Join us for an early spring hike on AOA’s beautiful Lamb Preserve along Big Darby Creek.  The last few years we have celebrated the arrival of spring with the massive bloom of White Trout Lilies at the Lamb Preserve. We will wander …

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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 ODNR, the Girl Scouts, and other groups to plant tree seedlings at AOA’s Fickardt Farm Preserve.  The event …

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  Experience the Awe and Wonder of Totality, Witness this Rare Celestial Event   Join AOA’s Eclipse Party and observe this awe-inspiring celestial event at our Trella Romine Prairie Preserve.  Located in the heart of the eclipse path, participants will experience over three and one-half minutes of totality – an incredibly long time to be …

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  Explore another one of AOA’s beautiful preserves in the Hocking Hills and enjoy the ongoing spring wildflower show.  Bonnoront Preserve is a spectacular shallow box canyon framed by ridges and high rock bluffs, with a deep cave and high wet-season waterfall at the back.  The slopes are covered with mature trees and a diversity …

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Spring is in the air and the wildflowers are busting out at AOA’s Bison Hollow State Nature Preserve.  Enjoy a springtime ramble through the gorge and admire the many native wildflowers that carpet the floor of the mature hardwood forests.  Wildflowers we will see are typical of the Hocking Hills region and should include a …

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Join us for a volunteer workday on one of AOA’s beautiful conservation properties.  AOA is sponsoring a volunteer tree planting at our Cackley Swamp restoration site this coming Monday, April 22nd.  We will be planting areas that have recently been excavated as part of our wetland expansion and restoration activities. Cackley Swamp is a large …

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    Take this first opportunity to visit AOA’s impressive new Poston Preserve.  Located along Alum Creek and the West Branch of Alum Creek, this spectacular property contains extensive riparian bottomland corridors and steep shale bluffs that line the creeks. AOA has purchased several parcels totaling ~225 acres of the over 400-acre farm site from …

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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 should be blooming.  Native Flame Azaleas and Rhododendrons are also …

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Walk through mature hardwood and hemlock forests and explore the wildflower covered slopes, immersing ourselves in the magnificence of the beautiful old growth forest habitat.  Orchid expert Ken Mettler will lead this tour of the Mercer Woods Old Growth Forest Preserve that will focus on identifying native wildflowers and spring orchids of the Hocking Hills …

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