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70,000

Acres Conserved
29

Counties Served
530

Landowners
853

Properties
35,077

Farmland Acres Conserved
200

Parks & Preserves Created
15,000

Trees Planted & Given Away

The Latest Updates from Western Reserve Land Conservancy

You can view all of our most recent news and updates below. For members of the media looking to learn more about our work, please contact Jared Saylor, Director of Communications & Public Relations, at jsaylor@wrlandconservancy.org.

325 Acres of Richland County Farms Permanently Protected
Western Reserve Land Conservancy – Ohio’s largest land trust – established permanent protections at two Richland County farms, preserving a 206-acre farm in Franklin Township, and a 119-acre property in Jackson Township. The Franklin Township farm, Ohio Rural Land LLC, is owned by siblings Tim Smith and Roberta Shaw; their grandfather purchased the property during the Great Depression and it has been family-owned ever since. The property is incredibly scenic, with both active and former agriculture land as well as rich and diverse woodlands. Soybeans and corn currently comprise the active agricultural areas while Tim has planted former agricultural areas with warm season grasses to benefit wildlife. The farm contains nearly 8,000 feet of Brubaker Creek and related tributaries, all... Read More
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