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The Nature Conservancy in Ohio Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends in Ohio.

Today, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. 💚✨ The places we love are not magical by accident—for generations, peoples ...
10/12/2026

Today, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. 💚

✨ The places we love are not magical by accident—for generations, peoples and communities have nurtured relationships with the lands and waters they call home. Learn more through our Wisdom Keepers audio series.
🌎 At a time when Mother Earth faces growing challenges, the Wisdom Keepers audio series shares time-tested, Indigenous knowledge needed to live in balance with the natural world and one another.
🎙️ Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0VLAUO6rTtaD75juZro52f?si=l-6M7LeZQB6z4sUCIVcrUA&nd=1&dlsi=a845f90186024a7d

📸: Aerial view of Big Darby Creek in Ohio by David Ike.

Autumn is in full swing in the Midwest 🍂 Here are a few ideas for your next outdoor fall adventure:🍁 Complete a fall col...
10/09/2026

Autumn is in full swing in the Midwest 🍂 Here are a few ideas for your next outdoor fall adventure:

🍁 Complete a fall color scavenger hunt
🦅 Spot wildlife preparing for winter or migration
🌰 Look for seeds, cones and acorns
💡 Learn about nature near you

Looking for a place to visit in Ohio this weekend? Check out our fall preserve guide and find your next autumn adventure. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/find-your-connection/find-your-connection-stories/fall-for-nature/?en_txn6=lol.fyc.x.evgr.mmx.x&en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

This fall, millions of migratory birds are using TNC and our partners’ sites to rest and refuel as they migrate through ...
10/08/2026

This fall, millions of migratory birds are using TNC and our partners’ sites to rest and refuel as they migrate through Ohio and the Midwestern U.S. Autumn is the best time of year to see one particular type of feathered friend making the journey down to central or south America for the winter: mighty, majestic raptors. 🍂🦅

Raptors refer to large birds of prey like hawks, eagles, ospreys, vultures, and falcons. To take advantage of rising warm air currents known as thermals, many raptor species migrate in massive, swirling flocks called "kettles" — aptly named after its resemblance to the swirling bubbles in a boiling kettle of water (swipe through this carousel to see a kettle of turkey vultures and black vultures in action❗)

In the Midwest, it’s most common to spot raptors alone or in kettles from August to December along the Great Lakes shorelines, elevated inland ridges, and the Mississippi River basin and its surrounding marshy landscapes.

Protected natural spaces where these birds can take respite are absolutely essential to ensure that they survive and thrive. Learn more about how our critical restoration work across the Midwest helps support these regal raptors and other birds. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/midwest/stories-in-the-midwest/migratory-birds/?en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

10/07/2026

Outreach helps you incorporate conservation tools in your own backyard! 💡

💬 As part of our National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant, Matty Watkins, Green Ribbon Initiative partnership specialist, led outreach efforts through workshops and communications.
🌿 In July 2025, a hands-on workshop at our Kitty Todd preserve taught participants how to ID and remove invasive plant species.
🤝 This NFWF grant, called Sustain Our Great Lakes, is a public–private partnership designed to sustain, restore and protect fish, wildlife and habitat in the Lake Erie basin.

🔗 Learn more about this project: https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/kitty-todd-national-fish-and-wildlife-foundation-grant/?en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

10/06/2026

So, you've heard about our construction—but what will be open still at Morgan Swamp? 🤔

👋 TNC Staff Amberly Barry, Northeast Ohio partnerships and engagement specialist, and Marten Schreiber, Northeast Ohio facilities maintenance manager, are here to show you!
🥾 The Bliss Pond trail and a portion of the Grand River Trail will be open, but the remaining trails at Morgan Swamp will be closed.
🛶 The Bissell Nature Center will remain open during construction, as will the playground, natural play area, boat launch and gymnasium.
💧The project will return 26 acres to their historic wetland ecosystem and re-establish popular trails. The goal is to replicate that high-quality habitat across the project site, so it blends into the rest of the preserve.

️🔗 Read more about the project: https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/restoration-work-morgan-swamp-preserve/?en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

Never underestimate the power of one idea. 💡 Many of TNC’s first preserves in the Midwest originated from one scientist,...
10/05/2026

Never underestimate the power of one idea. 💡 Many of TNC’s first preserves in the Midwest originated from one scientist, nature enthusiast, or community member identifying environmental gems. After 60 years of collaboration, stewardship and innovation in Ohio and across the region, several of these preserves have grown immensely in scale—and have influenced more place-based land protection solutions far beyond their origin.

For instance, TNC founded its first preserve in Ohio in the 1950s with only 42 acres of prairie. Today, the Edge of Appalachia Preserve is home to more than 20,000 acres of rugged woodlands, prairies, waterfalls, and more incredible ecosystems that make up one of the most biologically diverse natural systems in the entire Midwestern U.S., supporting migratory birds and plenty of native grasses and wildflowers.

Learn more about how Ohio's place-based efforts have grown over time into scalable solutions. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/edge-of-appalachia-lynx-prairie-trail/?en_txn1=s_p.reg_mw.eg.x.S2S.Organic.Social.FY27

10/02/2026

Welcome to a jet-setting year in the life of a mallard duck 🦆📅

This incredible timelapse follows a single GPS-tracked drake (a.k.a. male) mallard duck and his movements from November 2024 through November 2025, representing some of the epic migration routes that millions of ducks take each year as he bounces between wetlands up and down the Mississippi Flyway — including TNC preserves like Emiquon Preserve in Illinois and Aspen Parkland Preserve in Minnesota, along with partner restoration projects like the newly restored McGregor Lake, a 200-acre backwater lake within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Wisconsin.

The tracking video comes from the Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center, which has deployed around 200 GPS transmitters in Arkansas over the past five years to understand mallard movements and habitat relationships during the winter. The data collected helps guide decisions about habitat management to better support migrating waterfowl populations throughout the flyway.

This mallard’s movements demonstrate how well-managed wetland complexes can act as connected networks that ducks and countless other birds depend on year-round. These kinds of networks only exist thanks to the many dedicated partners that work to protect them across borders, reminding us that conservation never happens in isolation — and that nature truly connects us all.

Thank you to Ryan Askren from Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center for the original timelapse video and and mallard video clips! This work is a collaboration between Five Oaks, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, private landowners, and more.

Investing in Adams County is a win for both people and nature 🏆 🌱 🥳 On Monday, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio (TNC), Ohi...
09/30/2026

Investing in Adams County is a win for both people and nature 🏆 🌱

🥳 On Monday, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio (TNC), Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Adams County Board of Commissioners, the Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau and members of the Ohio General Assembly, along with community members, celebrated the opening of the new Adams County Welcome Center.
🙌 With our Edge of Appalachia Preserve located in Adams County, TNC in Ohio is excited to help support the Welcome Center. The building will serve as landing place for visitors, while promoting the county's natural, recreational, cultural, historical and tourism assets.
🔗 Learn more about Edge of Appalachia Preserve, one of the many wonders of Adams County: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/edge-of-appalachia-preserve-system/?en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

09/28/2026

This , we're celebrating one of the most iconic ecosystems in the Midwest: the mighty Mississippi River basin. 💧

Encompassing 1.245 million square miles across two Canadian provinces and 31 U.S. states including Ohio, the Mississippi River and its tributaries nourish crops, transport goods, provide recreational opportunities and sustain robust fisheries. While the Basin is facing immense challenges like increasingly intense flooding, invasive species and more, TNC is working across the region to convene partners and implement key strategies that increase connectivity, support healthy habitats for wildlife and improve water quality.

Learn more about our work to protect the Mississippi River basin. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/mississippi-river-basin/?en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

09/24/2026

Farmer Jeff Duling is passionate about soil health and often brags about his “herd of earthworms.” 🪱

🚜 He cites conservation-based practices, like those promoted by H2Ohio, leading to improved yields for his family farm.
🌱 On their operation, his father has been implementing conservation-based since the 1970s.
👉 Read more about the Dulings: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/ohio/stories-in-ohio/duling-celebrates-h2ohio-successes/?en_txn1=s_fbo.reg_mw.x.x

📹: Jeff Duling shares more about his agricultural practices.

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