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which TNC has been care- fully restoring.
“We’ve planted more than 15,000 native trees, enhanced fish habitat through improved water management efforts, and recently installed a nesting tower to attract ospreys,” said Matt Kovach, Lake Erie coasts and islands project manager.
Another place to con- sider exploring up-close is TNC’s Kitty Todd Preserve, about 15 miles west of Tole- do. The 1,400-acre preserve is considered a centerpiece of the Oak Openings Re- gion—a globally rare eco- system composed of more than 130 square miles in Northwest Ohio. The land consists largely of grass-
lands like oak savanna and prairie.
“You can see things here that you can’t see any- where else in the world,” said Steve Woods, TNC’s Oak Openings project man- ager.
TNC manages seven preserves in Ohio that are free and open to the public year-round. In addition to
these preserves, TNC has helped to secure the pro- tection of other well-known natural areas throughout Ohio.
“The social and econom- ic prosperity of our commu- nities depend on the value that our natural areas pro- vide,” Woods said.
Learn more at nature. org/ohio/openpreserves.
fish. Perhaps more impor- tantly, they serve as buf- fers and filters, absorbing excessive nutrients and sediment that contribute to harmful algal blooms while also slowing down stormwaters that can cause
flooding.
TNC’s Great Egret
Marsh Preserve, located in Marblehead across the road from East Harbor State Park, is one such coastal wetland. Visitors are wel- come at the 150-acre site,
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