Shawnee+State+Forest

Also, see Shawnee State Park and Shawnee Important Bird Area =Shawnee State Forest= Shawnee State Forest website Shawnee State Forest map with brochure Shawnee State Forest self guided auto tour brochure
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Tips for birding Shawnee State Forest
From Ohio Ornithological Society website Shawnee State Forest OOS Birding Drive Shawnee State Forest Panoram Birding Drive

Shawnee State Forest (Adams Co.)
Coordinates: 38.7208092, -83.310914 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Edge of Appalachia Preserve--Abner Hollow Rd.
Coordinates: 38.7195369, -83.4246826 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest (Scioto Co.)
Coordinates: 38.6974294, -83.1630442 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Big Run Rd.
Coordinates: 38.769421, -83.244429 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Forest Rd. 2
Coordinates: 38.6966474, -83.239755 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Forest Rd. 13
Coordinates: 38.6688922, -83.1882191 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Naces Run Rd.
Coordinates: 38.6834998, -83.1307983 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Odle Creek Rd.
Coordinates: 38.7128072, -83.1133953 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Panoram Loop Central
Coordinates: 38.7759005, -83.1539726 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Panoram Loop East
Coordinates: 38.729017, -83.151959 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Panoram Loop West
Coordinates: 38.7602075, -83.2351255 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Picnic Point
Coordinates: 38.6898645, -83.1280518 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Pond Lick Rd.
Coordinates: 38.7040659, -83.1444454 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Pond Run Rd.
Coordinates: 38.6656755, -83.1969738 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Rocky Fork
Coordinates: 38.72271, -83.257938 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Shawnee State Forest--Wolfden Lake
Coordinates: 38.7522426, -83.2248688 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Shawnee State Forest
Once inhabited by the Shawnee Indians, Shawnee State Forest came into existence in 1922 with the purchase of 5,000 acres of land which had been cut over for timber and ravaged by fire. During that same year, land acquisition was begun for the Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve.

In the 1930s, six Civilian Conservation Corps camps were located in the forest. During this period, many of the roads were constructed in the then nearly inaccessible area. Many other accomplishments resulted, including five small lakes that were built to serve as water supplies for the camps.

Following the creation of the Department of Natural Resources in 1949, the recreational facilities at Roosevelt Lake were transferred to the Division of Parks. The Roosevelt Game Preserve, by a 1951 agreement between the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, became a part of the forest.

Shawnee State Forest, also called "The Little Smokies of Ohio," has developed into the largest of the 20 state forests, with over 60,000 acres. While the Forest is a fantastic recreation feature in Southern Ohio, you should not be surprised to see other activities occurring. The Forest is a working forest. It is managed to provide a variety of multiple uses on a sustained yield basis.

Timber harvesting, tree planting, wildlife habitat, forestry research, watershed and soil protection, and production of tree seeds are all in a day's work for Forest Employees and many local residents. During the spring and fall forest fire danger periods, state forest crews detect and suppress wildfires that occur on state and private lands within the surrounding protection area.

Nearly 8,000 acres of the forest have been designated as wilderness. Timber management activities and public motorized travel have been eliminated in the area.

In the mid-1800s and early 1900s, building stone was quarried from Vastine and Cabbage Patch hollows. The stone was moved by railroad to the Ohio River and loaded on barges. Much of the stone was used in the construction of buildings in Cincinnati. From Shawnee State Forest website



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