Request for Proposals: Huddle Floodplain
The Black Swamp Conservancy (the “Conservancy”) is seeking proposals for a design-build wetland and riparian woods restoration project in northwest Ohio, funded by Ohio DNR with H2Ohio funds. The project […]
Taking Leadership National
Rob Krain, executive director of the Black Swamp Conservancy, has been appointed to a four-year term on the National Conservation Defense Advisory Council of the Land Trust Alliance. His term […]
Chronolog: Building a Time Lapse View of Conservation
A new tool that uses technology most people have in their pocket allows private citizens to help document growth and other changes in areas where Conservancy stewards are eager to […]
Welcome Freya and the Field Crew
As the number of acres protected by the Black Swamp Conservancy grows, so does our responsibility to our partner landowners and to the environment. This summer, the Conservancy will surpass […]
Urban Murals Share Stories of Local History and Conservation
Native plants thrive and pollinators flutter on two new two-story murals in urban Toledo. Both displays tell the story of how plants are part of the great water cycle, taking […]
Request for Proposals: Wolf Creek Restoration Project
The Black Swamp Conservancy (the “Conservancy”) is seeking proposals for a design-build wetland, stream, riparian woods and meadow restoration project in northwest Ohio, funded by Ohio DNR with H2Ohio funds. The […]
A 7 Project Update
This spring and summer, we’re putting final touches on four landscape-scale restoration projects and beginning three new ones. The four projects nearing completion are St. Joseph River Farm & Floodplain […]
Rare Coastal Wetland to be Preserved
Exploring the newest and largest Conservancy project, it’s easy to imagine Ohio’s first residents enjoying this pristine and beautiful region. A narrow, sandy beach on Lake Erie’s coastline extends as […]
A Place for People to Enjoy Nature
The Dr. Robert L. Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve on Catawba Island is well on its way to becoming a new, special resource for nature lovers. The 40-acre lakeshore property on […]
Nature Hike with Melanie
Join us on Sunday, June 27th at 2pm at the St. Joseph River Confluence Preserve for a nature hike with Melanie Coulter, Conservation Manager for Black Swamp Conservancy. Located where […]
