Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
}}
Mallard Lake at Oak Openings
Type Nature Preserve
Location Swanton, Ohio

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is the largest of the Toledo Area Metroparks. It is a nature preserve located near Swanton, Ohio and is part of the Toledo Metroparks. It is located southwest of the Toledo Express Airport, and contains sand dunes and several rare plant species. Most of the park is an oak savanna ecosystem, characterized by alternating wetlands and vegetated dunes.

The park hosts the Beuhner Center, a unique, interactive nature center, and frequent scout camping.[1] There are over fifty miles of trails in Oak Openings Preserve.

The park gets its name from the region in which it is located. Oak Openings Preserve lies within the larger Oak Openings Region of Northwest Ohio. The region hosts over 180 rare species of plants and animals. This is over one-third of all rare species found in the state of Ohio.[2]

According to The Nature Conservancy, the Oak Openings Region is one of the 200 "Last Great Places on Earth".

References

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Oak Openings Region — The Oak Openings Region is a globally rare ecosystem composed of over 130 square miles (340 km2) in Northwest Ohio. The land consists largely of oak savanna and grassland prairie. It is considered by The Nature Conservancy as having a… …   Wikipedia

  • Oak savanna — Oak savanna, California An oak savanna is a type of savanna, or lightly forested grassland, where oaks (Quercus spp.) are the dominant tree species. These savannas were maintained historically through wildfires set by lightning, grazing, low… …   Wikipedia

  • Metroparks of the Toledo Area — Toledo Metroparks logo The Metroparks of the Toledo Area are a series of twelve parks in the Toledo, Ohio area:[1] Bend View Metropark, the Blue Creek Conservation Area, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Farnsworth Metropark, Oa …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”