Our local wild places are a gift to all of us. Everything we do as …

Once a farm, then a campground, and now a quiet lakeside park, the Dr. Robert …

For more than 25 years, a variety of caretakers have slowly and lovingly worked to …

With new housing creeping toward what remains of the marshy shorelines and interior woods in …

Our Maumee River starts small and slow, snaking through nearly flat land, coming north and …

The Black Swamp Conservancy (the “Conservancy”) is seeking proposals for a wetland and riparian restoration …

Wading through tall ripe grasses and fading wildflowers is a lovely way to spend a …

In Ottawa County, there is a jewel of marshland in private hands that is protected …

Black Swamp Conservancy is an accredited land trust serving northwest Ohio and the Western Lake …

Black Swamp Conservancy is an accredited land trust serving northwest Ohio and the Western Lake …

There’s a hidden wonderland in Paulding County, Ohio where pheasants nest, chorus frogs sing and …

This relic wetland bench within the restoration area will be enhanced and expanded through this project.

So Wild a Place was our first big public event in a few years, and …

We hope you will join us for our new concert series at the Nehls Nature …

*This event is sold out. There will not be any tickets available at the door. …

*This event is sold out. There will not be any tickets available at the door. …

Historical accounts of swamps are rarely kind. Their still waters were a breeding ground for …

*This event is sold out. There will not be any tickets available at the door. …

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, forcing businesses and organizations to suspend operations, Jūpmode …

We had a great turnout for our first nature walk of the season with more …

Black Swamp Conservancy seeks a Conservation Associate to join our land protection and stewardship team. …

Frogs are great at letting you know where they are by emitting their species-specific calls …

The Black Swamp Conservancy is seeking proposals for a design-build wetland, meadow and woods restoration …

Storytelling is an ageless joy that keeps getting better. At several Black Swamp Conservancy-protected properties, …

Thirty-five acres of mostly flood-prone farmland along the Maumee River near the North Turkeyfoot Wildlife …

Those who have joined us for wildflower walks through Bell Woods know just what an …

The Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission will celebrate all things green at EcoFest Toledo! The event …

Nature and time do most of the work on a restoration project. The staff of …

The Black Swamp Conservancy is excited to share that our status as an accredited land …

The Conservancy is once again partnering with Jūpmode’s Here for Good campaign, now in its …

Black Swamp Conservancy seeks a Stewardship Crew Leader, to carry out the Conservancy’s stewardship vision …

Black Swamp Conservancy seeks four seasonal Stewardship Interns to carry out the Conservancy’s stewardship vision …

When the last of the family ornaments have been safely packed away, donate your real …

The Toussaint Shooting Club features 1,100+ acres of coastal marshland wrapped in more than a …

Any walk through a lush prairie garden opens the imagination and creates a sense of …

A new, large restoration initiative on a major tributary of the Sandusky River will soon …

The Conservancy’s newest conservation project will protect a parcel of land that was threatened by …

As stewards for more than 150 properties totaling nearly 20,000 acres, our staff and dedicated …

The Black Swamp Conservancy (the “Conservancy”) is seeking proposals for a design-build wetland and riparian …

Rob Krain, executive director of the Black Swamp Conservancy, has been appointed to a four-year …

A new tool that uses technology most people have in their pocket allows private citizens …

As the number of acres protected by the Black Swamp Conservancy grows, so does our …

Native plants thrive and pollinators flutter on two new two-story murals in urban Toledo. Both …

The Black Swamp Conservancy (the “Conservancy”) is seeking proposals for a design-build wetland, stream, riparian …

This spring and summer, we’re putting final touches on four landscape-scale restoration projects and beginning …

Exploring the newest and largest Conservancy project, it’s easy to imagine Ohio’s first residents enjoying …

The Dr. Robert L. Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve on Catawba Island is well on its …

Join us on Sunday, June 27th at 2pm at the St. Joseph River Confluence Preserve …

Join Black Swamp Conservancy as we remove tree tubes from an established planting at Forrest …

Join us on Thursday, June 17th for a Summer Film Screening at the Field of …

Celebrate the arrival of spring with Black Swamp Conservancy and Green Ribbon Initiative partners during …

The Conservancy is excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a …

The Land Trust Accreditation Program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for …

Winter is coming. I’m ready for it. I know I’m considered a little weird for …

In 2019, Ohio set forth a bold vision to improve water quality in Lake Erie …

If Misty Copeland and Michael Phelps had a bird baby, it would be a Sandhill …

As we move into the end of what has certainly been an eventful year, we’re …

Quarantine stopped a lot of things this year, including our annual fundraiser, but it didn’t …

Conservation is more effective – and more fun – when it’s a collaborative effort, and …

In 2019, The Toledo Zoo along with partners at OSU’s Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership, the …

Conservation is a team sport, and Black Swamp Conservancy often works with partners (park districts, …

Wetlands are some of the most biologically productive habitats on earth. They are also incredibly …

Everyone who lives in Bowling Green, Ohio has a park within 1.5 miles of their …

In 2015, the Conservancy small farmhouse in rural Wood County and established a permanent office …

These last several months have been challenging for all of us as the threat of …

A one-mile stretch of the Maumee River has been transformed from a frequently flooded farm …

Black Swamp Conservancy recently finalized the purchase of a new 140-acre nature preserve in Williams …

With your help, Black Swamp Conservancy is making a difference in northwest Ohio. In 2019, the Conservancy completed thirteen new conservation projects, protecting another 1,840 acres of land in our community – forever.

Black Swamp Conservancy protects more than 19,000 acres on 145 properties in Northwest Ohio. The diverse habitats we protect are also home to more than 60 rare, threatened and endangered species of flora and fauna, a few of which are highlighted on the chart below.

H2Ohio, a new environmental program recently established by the state, aims to change all that. The centerpiece of this program is a fund – approximately $900 million – that will help address critical water quality needs and support innovative solutions to some of the state’s most pressing water challenges over the next 10 years.

This past spring, Michael Schiewer of Herbaceous, ltd. – the first participant in our Food …

Land trusts like Black Swamp Conservancy partner with the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Farmland Preservation and landowners to establish agricultural easements that keep farmland under private ownership and protect it against future non‐agricultural development.

Everyone who lives in Bowling Green, Ohio has a park within 1.5 miles of their …

Do not bathe or wash clothes. Do not cook with tap water. Definitely, do not …

With more than 164 species identified in Ohio alone, dragonflies and damselflies are an important …

Construction is set to begin this month to create streamside forests and wetlands on a …

Slowed by spring rains, but undeterred Our Food & Farm Initiative’s first farm is coming …

Wild Trillium Common in Great Black Swamp Habitat By Rick BarricklowCertainly, one of my favorite …

Archaeological Findings at Forrest Woods Offer Hints at Early Inhabitants Some of the earliest visitors …

It may not seem like the best time of year to begin work on a …