West+Branch+State+Park

Also, see Ravenna Arsenal Important Bird Area and Portage County South Birding Drive
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Portage County
=West Branch State Park= 5708 Esworthy Road Ravenna, Ohio 44266 West Branch State Park website West Branch State Park map

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West Branch SP
Coordinates: 41.1372961, -81.1271667 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

West Branch SP--Kirwan Reservoir
Coordinates: 41.1349754, -81.1913605 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

West Branch SP--Wayland Tailwater Trails
Coordinates: 41.1574451, -81.0754752 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About West Branch State Park
West Branch State Park in Portage County is situated on the glaciated plateau of northeastern Ohio. Although the land was uplifted as part of the Appalachian Mountain building process, the glaciers were able to override the gentle hills of the plateau. Huge ice blocks broke free from the glaciers and kettle lakes formed as the blocks melted. Eventually, these lakes filled with sediment leaving boggy wetlands with unique assemblages of plants. The West Branch area contains numerous bogs filled with buttonbush, alder, skunk cabbage and swamp white oak.

Another natural feature of the park is the stand of beech-maple forest. In pioneer times, the beech-maple belt in Ohio was very extensive and stretched across the plateau from Mansfield to Pennsylvania. These woodlands harbor a variety of plant and animal life. Woodland wildflowers such as Dutchman's breeches, bloodroot and trillium are found here. Red fox, skunk, opossum and raccoon find the park's habitat suitable. Songbirds occupy the leafy canopy of the woodlands while waterfowl and shorebirds dabble in the reservoir. From West Branch State Park website



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