Lynx+Prairie

Also, see Edge of Appalachia Preserve, Edge of Appalachia Important Bird Area, and Adams County Birding Drive
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Adams County
=Edge of Appalachia Preserve= =Lynx Prairie=

The Nature Conservancy
Prairie Road Lynx, Ohio 45650 Lynx Prairie webpage Lynx Prairie map

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Edge of Appalachia Preserve (TNC)--Lynx Prairie
Coordinates: 38.76738, -83.41149 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Lynx Prairie
If you’re interested in seeing where The Nature Conservancy got its start in Ohio, Lynx Prairie Preserve is the place to visit. It was here, where islands of grassland support rare species like Texas sandwort and bluehearts, that in 1959 a group of ecologists made a small investment in the future of Ohio’s natural resources, paying $1,000 for the 42-acre parcel of prairie.

Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967, Lynx Prairie was protected to save the best of the few remaining remnants of the once extensive prairies of this area. This preserve features a series of natural grassland openings that appear as islands in an otherwise forested area. These natural openings, called cedar barrens or glades, are prevalent throughout the preserve system.

Prairie-like in nature, cedar barrens have thin, shallow soils overlying dolomitic (Silurian) bedrock, a significant amount of tree and shrub growth, and an abundance of native grasses and wildflowers.

Within Lynx Prairie Preserve are three plainly marked interconnecting loop trails, named Red, White, and Green. Their combined length is 1.5 miles with no steep hills to climb. The trails loop around and through the preserve’s prairies, where prairie grasses and tall flowers dominate the scene in late summer and early fall.

Parts of the trail system traverse through woods dominated by native Virginia pines and red cedar. Watch along the trail during July and August for an unusual member of the orchid family, known as crested coralroot, which grows underground and only occasionally sends up a one-half to two-foot high purple and yellow flowering spike. From Lynx Prairie webpage



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