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Carroll County
=Valley Run Wildlife Area= Bacon Road (County Road 24) New Harrisburg, Ohio 44615 Valley Run Wildlife Area webpage Valley Run Wildlife Area map

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Valley Run Wildlife Area
Coordinates: 40.609497, -81.132234 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Valley Run Wildlife Area
This 304-acre wildlife area is located in central Carroll County, 2.5 miles northwest of Carrollton and 1.0 mile southeast of New Harrisburg on Bacon Road (County Road 24). The area lies in the unglaciated foothills of the Allegheny Plateau hill region of Ohio.

The topography is best described as gently to moderately rolling. The soils are mostly well drained and of medium productivity. Second growth hardwoods occupy 80 percent of the area.

This wildlife area was originally part of the adjacent Harrison Hills Campground and was originally slated for development as campsites. Most of the wildlife area was purchased from the county in 2000. Carroll County retained timber rights and selectively cut timber on the wildlife area in 2001. Presently the area is primarily wooded, although 15 percent is in a brushy or open habitat. The woodland consists of mainly mixed oak, hickory, cherry, and maple of mostly mature size trees. The land slopes moderately towards a small stream known as “Valley Run” by the local residents. This stream flows through a narrow bottomland dominated by young walnut and ash trees. From Valley Run Wildlife Area webpage

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