Bird Family Bog Preserve
Location
Old Forge Rd., Rootstown Twp.
Amenities
Preserves are open for occasional staff-guided hikes and specially permitted research and education.
History & Resources
171 acres made of a 23-acre bog, the property includes about 40 acres of high-quality wetland, 3,000 feet of stream, about 60 acres of forest, and a 3-acre fishing pond. The bog had been referenced by biologists in scholarly articles over the decades because of its rarity (only 2% of Ohio’s original peatlands remain, concentrated in Northeast Ohio) and the only known occurrence in Ohio of an endangered bog plant. Conservation of the land not only preserves important habitats it reduces the potential for flooding and protects water quality in the Breakneck Creek Watershed, source water for residents and the cities of Kent and Ravenna.
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