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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
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Forrest Woods Nature Preserve / Forder Bridge River Access Site
Located in Paulding County, near Cecil
![](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Mauk-Prairie_1920.jpg)
Bell Woods / Pat and Clint Mauk’s Prairie
4825 Sugar Ridge Road, Pemberville
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Dr. Robert L. Nehls Memorial Nature Preserve
4400 Muggy Road, Port Clinton (on Catawba Island)
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Howard Island
Located in the Maumee River at Grand Rapids, Ohio
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Water’s Edge Preserve
Located in Sandusky County, south of Fremont
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Rotary Riverside Preserve
Located in Henry County, near Liberty Center
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St. Joseph River Confluence Preserve
Located in Williams County, near Pioneer
![floodplain](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/St.-Joe-Floodplain-1920w.jpg)
St. Joseph River Floodplain Preserve
Located in Williams County, near Pioneer
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The Weisgerber-Pohlmann Nature Preserve
Located in Defiance & Williams Counties, near Evansport
![](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Little-Auglaize_1920.jpg)
Little Auglaize Wildlife Reserve
Located in Paulding County, near Cloverdale
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Webber Woods Preserve
Located in Toledo’s Point Place
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Quinstock Woods Preserve
Located in Catawba Island Township
Land We Protect
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577 Foundation
577 E. Front St., Perrysburg
![](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sawyer-Quarry-70_1920x1279.jpg)
Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve
26940 Lime City Rd., Perrysburg
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Wintergarden Woods / St. John’s Nature Preserve
615 South Wintergarden Road, Bowling Green
![](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Carter-Farm_1920x400.jpg)
Carter Historic Farm
18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green
![](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/101016.MBIDedication-004.jpg)
Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve
Middle Bass Island
![](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/meadowbrook-marsh-31920x1280-1.jpg)
Meadowbrook Marsh Preserve
8577 E. Bayshore Road, Marblehead
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River Cliff Park
1329 Tiffin Street, Fremont
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Redhorse Bend
Located in Sandusky County, north of Fremont
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Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve
E. Perry St., Port Clinton
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Cedar Meadow Preserve
4822 E. Cemetery Rd., Catawba Island
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Pearson Metropark Wetlands
Seaman Rd., Oregon
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Blanchard River Nature Preserve
22006 County Road 17, Forrest
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Christy Farm Nature Preserve
1900 Old Oak Harbor Rd., Fremont
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Henry-Wood Sportsman’s Alliance
Located in Henry County near Liberty Center
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South Shore Park Wetlands
Bayshore Rd., Oregon
![youth working in outdoor setting](https://blackswamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Fox-Shank-kids-working.jpg)
Fox-Shank Living Laboratory
Located near Otsego Schools in Bowling Green
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West Harbor Preserve
Located in Catawba Island Township