Rose Breasted Grosbeak at Marsha Gunder Schneider (MGS) Preserve​

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In the Creek With Kelly

Explore Aquatic Life in Salt Creek AOA Riddle Preserve, Salt Creek Narrows 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 about water quality?  Join water quality expert Kelly Capuzzi of Ohio EPA, and Amy Mackey, […]

Scioto River Float Trip

Float a section of Central Ohio’s Scioto River, our first trip on this beautiful waterway.  Appalachia Ohio Alliance (AOA) is co-sponsoring a canoe/kayak trip on the Scioto with the ODNR Ohio Scenic Rivers Program.  We will put-in at the public boat ramp at the Highway 316 bridge just west of South Bloomfield and take-out at […]

Summer Orchid Hike, Mercer Old Growth Forest Preserve

Several summer blooming orchids are reaching their peak glory.  Join us for a pleasant walk through a mature hardwood and hemlock forest, as we view several native summer flowering orchids – among the shiniest jewels of the rich natural heritage of our native forest habitats. We expect to see flowers on the Purple Fringeless Orchids […]