About Athens Conservancy
Athens Conservancy is a nonprofit land trust in Ohio that preserves wild and scenic places for people to explore and enjoy, protects water quality, and maintains healthy, resilient ecosystems that support native biodiversity and help counteract the cause of climate change. The Conservancy’s lands in Athens County and surrounding areas are mostly forested and include ridge tops, stream bottoms, dramatic rock formations and beautiful vistas.
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Groundhog Hike canceled!
Because of icy, treacherous trail conditions and lots of ice and snow surrounding the shelter house, we are canceling the 2026 Groundhog Hike. It was rescheduled for Feb. 8, but we have decided conditions are unsafe for the event. We’re…
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Meet Colin Robbins, conservation specialist
Colin Robbins has joined Athens Conservancy as its new conservation specialist, effective Jan. 14. The new position focuses on expanding the organization’s efficiency and effectiveness to protect and conserve local, open space land with conservation easements and direct land acquisition.…
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Landmark Conservation Effort Protects Nearly 3,000 acres
Athens Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy Join to Safeguard One of the Largest Privately Protected Forest Tracts in State History… Athens Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy are working together to conserve nearly 3,000 acres of forested land in the southern…
Our Impact Since 2002
6,200
Acres of Land Conserved
12
Miles of Foot Trails
18
Nature Preserves
1,054
Species Observed