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April 26 celebration features wildflower and conservation stations, demonstrations, and refreshments
GARRETTSVILLE, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) invites families and nature enthusiasts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves at Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve on Sunday, April 26. The event features hiking, exhibits, and information stations.
“For 50 years, Ohio’s rarest habitats, plants and animals have been protected within the state’s state nature preserves and scenic river systems,” said ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves’ Chief Jeff Johnson. “With its amazing array of native spring wildflowers, Eagle Creek is a wonderful place to celebrate the ecological diversity of habitats, plants, and wildlife protected by our state nature preserve system.”
ODNR’s Division of Natural Areas and Preserves will host a 50th anniversary celebration and open house at Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve on April 26.
Attendees are invited to hike “at their own pace” along several miles of trails, including the Meadowview and Beech Ridge trails which take visitors through an area of the preserve recently opened to the public. Natural resources experts will staff six information stations featuring Ohio native wildflowers, bogs, vernal pools, river ecology and stream monitoring, and ecomanagement.
Event Details:
What: DNAP’s 50th anniversary celebration at Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve
Where: 11027 Hopkins Road, Garrettsville, OH 44231
When: Sunday, April 26 from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.
Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve is a fantastic place to see large-flowered trillium.
Additionally, the event features several staffed exhibits showcasing the division’s natural heritage, scenic river, and nature preserve programs. Refreshments and water will be available for participants as well as a host of free informational materials including an anniversary spring wildflower poster.
Eagle Creek is a must-see place to view Ohio’s state wildflower, large-flowered trillium, which can be found blooming along with other colorful species like blue cohosh, foam flower, marsh marigold, squirrel corn, wild blue phlox, wild ginger, several varieties of violets and other lovely native wildflowers.
To learn more about Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve or the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, visit naturalareas.ohiodnr.gov.
The Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is dedicated to preserving and protecting Ohio’s unique natural heritage and restoring the finest land and water resources in the state by managing a system of 155 state nature preserves and 17 scenic rivers. To learn more, visit naturalareas.ohiodnr.gov.
The ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
Press release from ODNR.
For more information, contact:
Karina Cheung, ODNR Office of Communications