
Land Protection
land we protect
Black Swamp Conservancy is a land trust dedicated to preserving and protecting natural habitats and family farms in northwest Ohio for the benefit of future generations. This map shows the counties in which we work and the general location of many of the properties that comprise the more than 22,000 acres that have been permanently protected by the Conservancy since our founding in 1993.
visit a preserve
While much of the land we protect is privately owned, some of our properties are open to the public. The properties featured on the map and listed below are our protected properties that have public access.
Land We Own

Forrest Woods Nature Preserve / Forder Bridge River Access Site
Located in Paulding County, near Cecil

Bell Woods / Pat and Clint Mauk’s Prairie
4825 Sugar Ridge Road, Pemberville

Dr. Robert L. Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve
4400 Muggy Road, Port Clinton (on Catawba Island)

Howard Island
Located in the Maumee River at Grand Rapids, Ohio

Water’s Edge Preserve
Located in Sandusky County, south of Fremont

Rotary Riverside Preserve
Located in Henry County, near Liberty Center

St. Joseph River Confluence Preserve
Located in Williams County, near Pioneer

St. Joseph River Floodplain Preserve
Located in Williams County, near Pioneer

The Weisgerber-Pohlmann Nature Preserve
Located in Defiance & Williams Counties, near Evansport

Little Auglaize Wildlife Reserve
Located in Paulding County, near Cloverdale

Webber Woods Preserve
Located in Toledo’s Point Place

Quinstock Woods Preserve
Located in Catawba Island Township
Land We Protect

577 Foundation
577 E. Front St., Perrysburg

Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve
26940 Lime City Rd., Perrysburg

Wintergarden Woods / St. John’s Nature Preserve
615 South Wintergarden Road, Bowling Green

Carter Historic Farm
18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green

Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve
Middle Bass Island

Meadowbrook Marsh Preserve
8577 E. Bayshore Road, Marblehead

River Cliff Park
1329 Tiffin Street, Fremont

Redhorse Bend
Located in Sandusky County, north of Fremont

Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve
E. Perry St., Port Clinton

Cedar Meadow Preserve
4822 E. Cemetery Rd., Catawba Island

Pearson Metropark Wetlands
Seaman Rd., Oregon

Blanchard River Nature Preserve
22006 County Road 17, Forrest

Christy Farm Nature Preserve
1900 Old Oak Harbor Rd., Fremont

Henry-Wood Sportsman’s Alliance
Located in Henry County near Liberty Center

South Shore Park Wetlands
Bayshore Rd., Oregon

Fox-Shank Living Laboratory
Located near Otsego Schools in Bowling Green

West Harbor Preserve
Located in Catawba Island Township