BLACK SWAMP CONSERVANCY
protecting water | conserving land | connecting people
With your support, Black Swamp Conservancy can continue to clean up our rivers, streams and Lake Erie to
ensure that everyone has clean water to drink, paddle and play in.
The Conservancy is seeking a Conservation Easement Monitor & Organizational Administrator to assist in the …
To meet our commitment to steward the mature and recently restored habitats in our 15 …
This is more than a restoration project. It's a demonstration of what’s possible whe we …
The Conservancy is seeking six seasonal Stewardship Crew members to actualize its conservation goals within …
Restoring land back to its natural state can feel as though it is a work …
Heron Crest holds tremendous potential to improve both water quality and biodiversity in the region.
On a brisk fall morning with the sun just rising over the horizon, Education and …
The Black Swamp Conservancy is seeking quotations for habitat maintenance and enhancement on up to …
Our summer field crew plays a vital role in the conservation work done by the …
“What does this place mean to you?” It’s a powerful question, rooted deep within …
The Conservancy is seeking a Stewardship Cohort Leader to oversee our seasonal Stewardship Cohort members …
The Black Swamp Conservancy is seeking proposals for a design-build restoration project on about 21 …
As we move through the month of gratitude, we would like to take some time …
The 160-acre Clary Boulee McDonald Nature Preserve has been donated to the Seneca County Park …
We are thrilled to announce an upcoming scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year—the Dr. Donald …
The Black Swamp Conservancyis soliciting proposals for a design-build stream restoration project at Forrest Woods …
Amidst the urban hustle and bustle of Toledo’s Point Place neighborhood there’s still a place …
Nestled along the picturesque shores of Lake Erie’s West Harbor, between quickly growing residential areas …
This year marks the launch of the Conservancy’s educational outreach program, Learning Landscapes, which works …
One of the responsibilities of the Conservancy is to maintain the properties under our protection …
Mud-thick boots, cold farmers, an adze chopping holes for tiny trees in a huge field. …
Meridith Beck loved her lakeside community of Port Clinton and protected it with passion and …
Black Swamp Conservancy and Scouting make natural partners. We both value good citizenship, enjoy spending …
The story of how a couple hundred acres on the Little Auglaize River came to …
What was once a small eight-acre hayfield is a newly restored wetland tucked away in …
Students at Otsego Schools used to look out their classroom windows and see a bean …
As a part of the Black Swamp Conservancy team, you care about our natural world. …
Black Swamp Conservancy works locally. Our mission is here in northwest Ohio … day-to-day our …
With the arrival of spring, our corner of the world transforms into a hub of …
One reason for the Conservancy’s success in preserving land is strong partnerships. We work closely …
Nestled at the northeastern tip of Middle Bass Island, just a stone’s throw away from …
Are you someone who enjoys exploring the outdoors and observing the beauty of nature? Are …
In Paulding County, the upper Maumee River is a ribbon that unrolls in lazy loops …
The Black Swamp Conservancy is lucky to have a web of regular volunteers, supporters, and …
Students in Otsego are growing their own outdoor classroom on a former farm field adjacent …
A big planting day is a day of rebirth. When we’re ready to plant, we’ve …
“The main character is the land,” said filmmaker Christy Frank talking about the documentary she …
The Greater Toledo Community Foundation helped the Conservancy throw a spring party at our homestead …
Hopeful commercial and real estate developers used to call Jane and Tom Schetter regularly, asking …
A few things are hard to find in northwest Ohio, a good ski slope, and …
One of the first cheery bursts of color in early spring are also helpful, friendly …
Last year Black Swamp Conservancy was chosen as one of only three organizations in the …
No one is more connected to or appreciative of the land than the families who …
Ghosts of the Great Black Swamp are still alive in a small hayfield in Paulding …
A big new classroom is being developed at Otsego Schools. It leaks a bit and …
Imagine that you have 650,000 needles in a haystack. In that pile are some great …
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources included an update about our H2Ohio Huddle Project in …
Inside a deep and playful curl in the Sandusky River north of Fremont are about …
Even before the restoration is complete, wildlife is finding a home in the new wetlands …
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 …
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 …
There’s a hidden wonderland in Paulding County, Ohio where pheasants nest, chorus frogs sing and …
The workday starts early at the Conservancy’s new Clary-Boulee-McDonald Nature Preserve along Wolf Creek in …
So Wild a Place was our first big public event in a few years, and …
Historical accounts of swamps are rarely kind. Their still waters were a breeding ground for …
We had a great turnout for our first nature walk of the season with more …
Black Swamp Conservancy was recently chosen as one of only three organizations in the state …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Native plants thrive and pollinators flutter on two new two-story murals in urban Toledo. Both …
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 …
Wildlife use a lot of strategies to survive winter, but they boil down to three …
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 …
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 several partners, were awarded a competitive state wildlife …
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, …
Black Swamp Conservancy protects more than 19,000 acres on 145 properties in Northwest Ohio. The …
Simply put, water is life. Yet, communities throughout the state have long-faced water quality issues …
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 …
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 …
Our Food & Farm Initiative’s first farm is coming to life, and it’s an experience …
Winter is a great time to enjoy the stillness and peace of the natural world. On this crisp walk in the woods, we’ll look for signs of wildlife and seasonal changes with naturalist guide, Kelly Milewski.
Join Black Swamp Conservancy and Gathering Volumes as we welcome Patrick Wensink to Toledo! Patrick will be reading from his new book, Great Black Swamp: Toxic Algae, Toxic Relationships, and The Most Interesting Place in America Nobody’s Ever Heard Of and sharing insights into his writing at this special book event.
Are you looking for the most prolific and efficient plants to grow in your garden? Want to save money by growing your own? This workshop may be the one for you!
Located in Catawba Island Township
Located in Catawba Island Township
Located in Toledo's Point Place
Located near Otsego Schools in Bowling Green
Bayshore Rd., Oregon
Located in Henry County near Liberty Center
1900 Old Oak Harbor Rd., Fremont
22006 County Road 17, Forrest
Seaman Rd., Oregon
4822 E. Cemetery Rd., Catawba Island
E. Perry St., Port Clinton
Located in Sandusky County, north of Fremont
1329 Tiffin Street, Fremont
8577 E. Bayshore Road, Marblehead
Middle Bass Island
18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green
Located in Paulding County, near Cloverdale
615 South Wintergarden Road, Bowling Green
Located in Defiance & Williams Counties, near Evansport
Located in Williams County, near Blakeslee
26940 Lime City Rd., Perrysburg
577 E. Front St., Perrysburg
Located in Williams County, near Pioneer
Located in Henry County, near Liberty Center
Located in Sandusky County, south of Fremont
Located in the Maumee River at Grand Rapids, Ohio
4400 Muggy Road, Port Clinton (on Catawba Island)
4825 Sugar Ridge Road, Pemberville
Located in Paulding County, near Cecil
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