From volunteer coordinator Delaney Gibbs: Join us this weekend at Canaan Preserve to help us maintain the diverse and lovely flora growing along the brand-new John Knouse Trail! Volunteers will meet at the Horseman’s Area (directions below) on Sunday, May 8, at 11 am and will get to work pulling up the invasive garlic mustard…

In honor of Athens Conservancy’s 20th anniversary, we asked our board members and other friends to talk about their favorite places in the preserves around Athens County. Take a look at what Tiffany Harvey had to say about the Mary Beth Preserve: My favorite preserve or hiking trail is:   Mary Beth Zak Lohse Preserve…

(Guest post by Ohio University student Olivia Strauss) On a spring hike, you may stumble across all sorts of wildflowers. Here’s how to identify a few spring bloomers! When determining what kind of wildflower you are observing, note the flower shape. Some are symmetrical with petals that reach out from a central point, while others…