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Ohio Department of NATURAL RESOURCES Office of Real Estate & Land Management

2019 LAND INVENTORY

2019

Land Inventory Summary 2019

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE & LAND MANAGEMENT 2045 MORSE ROAD, BLDG E-2 COLUMBUS, OHIO 43229 PAUL R. BALDRIDGE, CHIEF

Land Inventory FY 2019

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAND INVENTORY SUMMARY

June 30, 2019 Introduction The Office of Real Estate and Land Management (REALM) was created by the 131st General Assembly’s Senate Bill 293 in 2016, amending Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1504. REALM’s duties include coordinating and conducting real estate functions for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), including land and easement acquisitions, sales, exchanges, donations, leases, licenses, Articles of Dedication, and transfers to other governmental agencies. The REALM staff works closely with the Divisions of Parks & Watercraft, Wildlife, Forestry, Natural Areas & Preserves, and other divisions and offices to provide services and solutions to real estate projects REALM also administers the real estate services associated with Ohio’s historic canals that are part of ODNR’s ownership, including the Miami & Erie Canal in western Ohio and the Ohio & Erie Canal in eastern Ohio. As part of its real estate function, REALM maintains and updates the inventory of state-owned lands, including parks, wildlife areas, nature preserves, forests and other lands administered by ODNR. The Inventory is managed through a comprehensive database that includes the record of property transactions since ODNR was created by the Ohio Legislature in 1949 in addition to available historical transactions prior to 1949. The Land Inventory Summary report provides detailed information on Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 transactions and summary tables of land holdings by division and facility as of June 30, 2019. The ODNR’s land acres of 546,270 acres were acquired at a cost of over $263 million at the time of acquisition. A conservative estimate of the current value of ODNR’s real property holdings would be in excess of $2 billion. In FY 2019, there were a number of land acquisition highlights, including the acquisition of an additional 118 acres to the Lakeside Daisy Nature Preserve on the Marblehead Peninsula in Ottawa County that will help protect the endangered Lakeside Daisy as well as provide valuable habitat for migratory birds, including the federally endangered Kirtland’s warbler and bald eagle. The Division of Forestry had a couple of notable acquisitions, including the creation of a new state forest area with a donation of 350 acres near Saint Clairsville in Belmont County and an additional 123 acres added to Pike Forest. The Division of Parks & Watercraft continued to focus acquisitions on properties needed for the dam improvements at Buckeye Lake and Portage Lakes State Parks. The Division of Wildlife established two new wildlife areas in FY 2019. The Eagle Creek Wildlife Area in southwest Brown County was created with the acquisition of 1,825 acres at a cost of over $4.9 million that was funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Ohio Department of Transportation and Wildlife funding programs. Ducks Unlimited provided funding assistance for


the Division to acquire 719 acres in Hardin County at a cost of $1.2 million. This new wildlife area provides excellent birding opportunities with its habitat of grasses, wetlands and small woodlots. The Land Inventory Summary illustrates ODNR’s diversity of land holdings to fulfill its mission “To ensure a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all.” Types of Real Estate Transactions REALM provides a depth of real estate assistance for the Department, providing real estate services for not only acquisitions, donations, transfers, easements and sales, but also for a variety of transactions not reported as part of the land inventory. The table below illustrates the diversity of transactions that REALM processed during FY 2019.

Canal Program

Ohio’s Miami & Erie and Ohio & Erie canals were once active transportation corridors to transport goods to market. Today, sections of the canals are still active transportation corridors as state highways and recreational trail corridors, such as the Towpath Trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Other sections of the canal have been incorporated into ODNR land-holdings, such as Blackhand Gorge Nature Preserve in Licking County and Monroe Basin Wildlife Area in Coshocton County.

In addition to the 309-mile long Ohio & Erie Canal and the 249-mile long Miami & Erie Canal and their associated reservoirs (Buckeye Lake, Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Indian Lake, Lake Loramie, and Portage Lakes), the canals have several feeders and connecting canals that about double the mileage of canals in the state and connect cities and counties not on the main canal, such as the Columbus feeder and the Hocking canal.

Transaction Types

Acquisitions & Donations

Sales & Transfers (a) Easements Leases (b) Licenses

Right-of-Entries

Other (c )

Forestry 6 1 0 1 3 0 1 Natural Areas 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 Scenic Rivers 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Parks & Watercraft 5 31 3 5 11 17 8

Wildlife 6 1 4 0 4 0 3

Canals 0 11 1 18 0 2 5

Totals 18 44 8 25 21 24 18 Total: 158

(a) Includes Transfers to ODOT, local communities, and townships. (b) Includes leases, amendments, rent valuations, lease management agreements. (c ) Includes Memorandums of Understandings, salvage agreements, journal entries, etc.


Until 1989, the canal program was managed by the Department of Public Works and then the Department of Administrative Services. In 1989, when ODNR became the lead agency for the canals, the administration and real estate services of the program have evolved as the canal system provides complex real estate issues yet also provides outdoor recreational opportunities for the public. The Division of Parks & Watercraft manages the canal reservoirs, such as Buckeye Lake and St. Mary’s Lake, and the watered sections of the canal corridors, such as the canal south of Akron. REALM administers the remainder of the canal program and provides the real estate services for various uses of the canal.

Currently there are approximately 200 active leases that are administered by REALM that are invoiced annually providing about $300,000 in revenue to ODNR. The leases are typically for 15 years, though there are several renewable 99-year leases that were negotiated in the 1930’s-1950’s for railway and utility purposes. The lease agreements provide for revaluation of value at various intervals from 3 to 15 years. Typically, about 20-25% of the canal leases need revalued or a renewal lease prepared each year.

Another type of lease agreement utilized in the canal program is a Lease Management Agreement, or LMA. For example, the City of Akron and the City of Barberton have LMAs for providing stewardship and management of the historic canal towpath that is used for recreational trail use and links to the Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, providing a long-distance trail for walking, hiking, bicycling, fishing, and jogging. Several county park districts also have LMA’s including the following:

In addition to leases, REALM staff handles licenses, easements, right-of-entries, transfers, and sales. The process for a transfer or sale of canal land can be lengthy as it provides opportunity for comment from the public and local governmental agencies, and the proposed canal land requested is evaluated for recreational, ecological, and cultural values.

In FY 2019, there were four transfers to local park districts, townships and cities for recreational and community use such as Paulding County Parks Board requested to acquire the remaining canal corridor in the county for development of trails and outdoor recreational opportunities and to interpret the history of the canal system. REALM staff also assists land-holding divisions in real estate transactions that include the historic canal such as the transfer of easements along the Ohio & Erie Canal in Summit County for the Division of Wildlife’s development of protective structures to prevent aquatic nuisance species movement between watersheds.

Counties Entity

Allen Johnny Appleseed Metro Park

Auglaize Heritage Trails Park District

Henry Henry County Park District

Pickaway Pickaway County Park District

Shelby Shelby County Park District


Managed and Dedicated Lands

In addition to land holdings by ownership or easement, ODNR manages or oversees thousands of acres throughout the state via leases, land management agreements, memorandums and Articles of Dedication. The properties are managed, but not owned, by ODNR to advance conservation and recreation initiatives. For example, the Division of Parks & Watercraft and the Division of Wildlife hold lease agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for several reservoirs and surrounding lands that are incorporated into state park and wildlife areas for management and public enjoyment, such as Dillion State Park in east central Ohio. USACE retains flood control management and the state provides public recreation opportunities such as boating, swimming, fishing, and camping.

The Division of Natural Areas & Preserves utilizes Articles of Dedication to protect natural resources, including natural habitats, rare plants, and unique land features. Articles of Dedication are special agreements described under Ohio Revised Code 1517.05. Dedicated lands have restrictive deed language to protect the property from modification and encroachment and to preserve the property’s unique characteristics.

Federal Interest

Over the years, ODNR has acquired and improved lands utilizing various federal grant funding programs. The terms and conditions that apply to lands with federal interest are dependent upon the statutes and regulations that authorized the funds but are often long-term or perpetual. For example, the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) restricts lands acquired, improved, developed and/or rehabilitated with LWCF program funds and may also restrict surrounding park land. The summary tables on the following pages note state-owned lands that utilized LWCF funding. In 2018, REALM updated Ohio’s Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) that is required by the National Park Service for the state to receive LWCF funds. The SCORP is available on ODNR’s website.

Other federal interests, such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Fish Restoration Program and Wildlife Restoration Program are tracked by the land holding divisions.

GIS Maps

The GIS maps provided are developed by ODNR’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) and may also be viewed on ODNR’s website. OIT works with REALM and the land-holding divisions to update the GIS with real estate transactions.

Cover Photo: Lakeside Daisy Nature Preserve, Ottawa County


ODNR FY 2019 Land Inventory

Division/ Office

Land Acres

Easement Acres

Total Acres

Land Cost

Easement Cost Total Cost

Administration 24 0 24 $13,101,250 $0 $13,101,250

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

<0.1 0 <0.1 $14,995 $0 $14,995

Coastal Management

4 0 4 $0 $0 $0

Engineering 0 31 31 $0 $409,886 $409,886

Forestry 200,690 441 201,131 $33,118,853 $100,355 $33,219,208

Mineral Resources

12 0 12 $4,863,513 $0 $4,863,513

Natural Areas & Preserves

14,131 2,001 16,132 $15,324,552 $1,574,853 $16,899,405

Scenic Rivers Program

2,672 3,870 6,542 $4,559,707 $1,504,566 $6,064,274

Parks & Watercraft

115,778 488 116,266 $88,189,181 $857,009 $89,046,190

Wildlife 212,958 3,287 216,245 $104,316,269 $1,706,004 $106,022,273

Totals: 546,270 10,117 556,387 $263,488,320 $6,152,673 $269,640,994

Note: Scenic Rivers program was reported as part of Parks & Watercraft in FY 2018.

Land Inventory 2019 as of 6/30/2019


Administration

Civilian Conservation Corps

Coastal Management

Engineering

Mineral Resources

Area Names Land Acres

Easement Acres

Total Acres

Total Cost

Administration Fountain Square Complex 24 -0.02 24 $13,101,250

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Tiffin River CCC 0.02 0 0.02 $14,995

Coastal Management Sandusky Harbor Marina Lands 2 0 2 $0 Toledo Lighthouse 2 0 2 $0

Totals: 4 0 4 $0

Engineering South Fork Licking 0 31 31 $409,886

Mineral Resources Cambridge MRM Regional Office 0.25 0 0.25 $8,000 Mine Safety Training Area 9 0 9 $0 Murray City <1 0 <1 $30,000 Salem District Office 2 0 2 $137,586 Misc. acquisitions & sales of district offices $4,687,927

Totals: 12 0 12 $4,863,513

Photo: Lake Erie, Lorain Harbor Area


Forestry The Division of Forestry manages state forest areas that range from 320 acres to over 64,000 acres. Shawnee State Forest, the largest state forest, has nearly 8,000 acres designed as wilderness and is often referred to as “the Little Smokies of Ohio.” The Division manages for multiple uses including sustainable timber production, wildlife habitat, soil and water protection, and outdoor recreation. The acquisition of state forest lands officially began in 1916 and the majority of state forest land was purchased prior to 1950. However, acquisitions continue and in 2019, a new forest area, Cravat Forest, was created in Belmont County.

FY 2019 TRANSACTIONS

Area/Landowner Transaction Fee Acres Easement Acres Cost

Brush Creek Forest Rarden Township Board of Trustees Sale -3.00 - ($40,000)

Cravat Forest Ohio Resources Corp. Donation 349.54 - $0

Hocking Forest Franzen, J. Donation 6.0 - $0

Maumee Forest Carter, S. Acquisition 24.82 - $190,000

Pike Forest Head, A. Acquisition 123.174 - $410,000

Richland Furnace Forest Leffler, K. Acquisition 6.209 - $35,000

Various Areas Easement Updates Updates 4.1 $0

Totals: 506.743 4.1 $595,000

Photo: Tar Hollow State Forest, Ross, Vinton & Hocking Counties


Forestry Area Land Acres

Easement Acres

Total Acres Total Cost

Beaver Creek 1,122 0 1,122 $682,380

Blue Rock 4,578 0 4,578 $4,654

Brush Creek 13,419 0 13,419 $539,081

Chapin * 371 0 371 $9,182

Cravat 350 0 350 $0

Dean 2,759 0 2,759 $97,293

Fernwood 3,023 0 3,023 $287,068

Gifford 320 0 320 $0

Green Springs Nursery 116 0 116 ($14,250)

Harrison 1,345 0 1,345 $28,931

Hocking ** 9,815 0 9,815 $1,875,456

HQ #3 New Philadelphia 0.5 0 0.5 ($205,800) HQ #3 New Philadelphia (Fire Protection Area) 1 0 1 $1,500

HQ #4 Athens 7 0 7 $34,000

HQ #4 Athens (Fire Protection Area) 0.4 0 0.4 $1,042

HQ #5 Chillicothe 1 0 1 $27,300

HQ #5 Chillicothe (Fire Protection Area) 2 0 2 $1,250

Maumee ** 3,332 0 3,332 $1,520,938

Mohican-Memorial 4,541 0 4,541 $306,326

Perry 4,706 0 4,706 $587,900

Pike 12,531 0 12,531 $1,798,730

Richland Furnace 2,530 0 2,530 $119,551

Scioto Trail 9,600 1 9,601 $301,340

Shade River 2,859 0 2,859 $279,260

Shawnee 64,735 1 64,736 $3,606,640

Sunfish Creek 637 0 637 $38,325

Tar Hollow ** 16,446 0 16,446 $385,319

Unglaciated Appalachian Plateau 0 436 436 $100,350

Vinton Furnace ** 12,086 0 12,086 $20,107,778

Waterloo 447 0 447 $4,249

West Blue Rock 675 0 675 ($54,432)

Yellow Creek 756 0 756 $8,020


Forestry Area Land Acres

Easement Acres


Zaleski 27,375 2 27,377 $1,699,497

Zanesville Nursery 203 0 203 $0

Armintrout Area (fire tower) 0.3 0 0.3 $0

Misc. costs from sales/transfers ($959,670)

Totals: 200,690 441 201,131 $33,219,208 * Managed by Lake Metroparks. ** Acquisition and/or development funded by Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).



The Division of Natural Areas & Preserves is responsible for managing lands in Ohio that represent examples of the state’s natural landscapes, natural vegetation, and geological history. In FY 2019, the Scenic Rivers program was transferred to the Division of Natural Areas & Preserves from the Division of Parks & Watercraft.


Area/Landowner Transaction Fee Acres Easement Acres Cost Lakeside Daisy Nature Preserve

Standard Slag Company, NKA

Redland Quarries NY, Inc Acquisition 117.979 - $1,075,860

Photo: Lakeside Daisy Nature Preserve, Ottawa County


Natural Areas & Preserves Land Acres

Easement Acres


Adams Lake Prairie 22 0 22 $4,675

Baker Woods 47 0 47 $1

Bartley 0 95 95 $160,000

Blackhand Gorge ** 957 3 960 $267,721

Bluejay Barrens 0 95 95 $97,952

Boch Hollow 607 0 607 $236,900

Bonnett Pond Bog 17 0 17 $2,200

Boord 127 0 127 $112,761

Caesar Creek Gorge 488 0 488 $390,027

Camp Oty'Okwa 0 160 160 $259,872

Campbell, Louis W ** 169 0 169 $405,650

Carmean Woods ** 39 0 39 $1

Cedar Bog * 68 0 68 $109,500

Chaparral ** 70 0 70 $92,300

Christmas Rocks 185 142 327 $301,300

Clear Creek * 0 190 190 $2

Clear Fork Gorge 29 0 29 $0

Clifton Gorge 13 0 13 $14,000

Collier 115 0 115 $65,000

Compass Plant Prairie (OE Anderson) 16 0 16 $0

Cooperrider-Kent Bog (Thomas S) ** 45 0 45 $158,001

Cranberry Bog * 20 0 20 $0

Crane Hollow 0 46 46 $0

Crooked Run * 78 0 78 $50,001

Culberson (Dean A) Woods 280 0 280 $171,220

Daughmer Savannah * 34 0 34 $191,826

Davey Woods 103 0 103 $66,000

Davis Memorial * 81 0 81 $82,750

Desonier (Marie J) ** 491 0 491 $86,626

Drew Woods * 15 0 15 $0

DuPont Marsh */ ** 114 0 114 $1

Eagle Creek ** 478 0 478 $411,878

Erie Sand Barrens 32 0 32 $0



Easement Acres


Fowler Woods 187 38 225 $159,000

Gahanna Woods * 56 0 56 $167,949

Gallagher Fen 213 0 213 $360,760

Goll Woods ** 321 0 321 $0

Goode Prairie */** 28 0 28 $42,690

Gott Fen (Alice & George) 45 0 45 $28,200

Great Rhododendron 0 2 2 $0

Gross (Samuel) Memorial Woods ** 49 0 49 $401

Halls Creek Woods ** 199 17 216 $380,417

Irwin Prairie ** 244 0 244 $315,636

Jackson Bog 23 0 23 $1

Johnson Ridge 208 0 208 $13,522

Johnson Woods 206 0 206 $277,883

Ka-Ma-Ma Prairie * 0 78 78 $46,725

Karlo Fen 15 0 15 $0

Kessler Swamp 20 0 20 $0

Kyle Woods 82 0 82 $87,000

Lake Katharine ** 2,020 0 2,020 $1,105,420

Lakeside Daisy (Colleen Taylor, Ruth Fiscus) 137 0 137 $1,125,860

Lawrence Woods 1,035 0 1,035 $2,873,950

Little Miami Scenic River Overlook 2 0 2 $40,614

Mantua Bog 105 0 105 $79,825

McCracken Fen 94 0 94 $125,000

Mentor Marsh */** 272 80 352 $281,079

Morris Woods 107 0 107 $0

Mud Lake Bog 74 0 74 $61,900

Old Woman Creek (NERR) 573 19 592 $1,214,627

Olentangy Scenic River - Seymour Woods 115 0 115 $11,001

Olsen, Augusta Anne 132 0 132 $150,000

Owens (David B) Fen 19 0 19 $23,745

Pallister 104 0 104 $38,001

Plum Run Prairie 0 139 139 $75,000



Easement Acres


Portage Lakes Wetlands 6 0 6 $0

Raven Rock 98 0 98 $0

Rhododendron Cove 75 0 75 $83,600

Rockbridge 120 14 135 $111,926

Rocky Fork Gorge * 0 716 716 $813,000

Rocky Fork Gorge - Miller Sanctuary 86 0 86 $69,200

Rome 105 0 105 $222,590

Saltpetre Cave 14 0 14 $137,000

Scioto Brush Creek 30 0 30 $30,200

Sears (Paul B) Woods */** 99 0 99 $163,000

Shallenberger 88 0 88 $0

Sheepskin Hollow 468 0 468 $227,115

Sheldon Marsh 386 9 395 $645,501

Sheldon Marsh - Frost-Parker 85 0 85 $635,311

Shoemaker 22 0 22 $0

Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker 37 0 37 $0

Springville Marsh ** 201 0 201 $1

St. Mary’s River Wetlands 69 0 69 $138,741

Stage’s Pond ** 178 0 178 $169,350

Swamp Cottonwood 21 0 21 $14,365

Thompson, Chris & Jennifer 0 81 81 $8,500

Triangle Lake Bog 47 0 47 $170,000

Tummonds (Charles A) 86 0 86 $94,200

Whipple (Robert A) 387 72 459 $170,681

Woodland Fernleaf False Foxglove 0 1 1 $0

Zimmerman Prairie 3 0 3 $1

Misc. transactions between divisions 0 0 0 $170,753

Totals: 14,131 2,001 16,132 $16,899,405

* Property managed all or in part by another entity or agency. ** Acquisition and/or development funded by Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).


Natural Areas & Preserves: Scenic Rivers Program

Land Acres

Easement Acres Total Acres Total Cost

Ashtabula Scenic River 0 127 127 $0

Big Darby Creek Scenic River 221 203 424 $789,995

Conneaut Creek Scenic River 106 268 373 $0

Grand Scenic River 0 1 1 $1

Grand Scenic River (Rivers Edge Ranch) 0 342 342 $332,622

Grand Scenic River (Wright-Davis Area) 33 0 33 $0

Kokosing Scenic River 0 185 185 $22,100

Little Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River 4 1,849 1,853 $521,517

Little Darby Creek Scenic River 947 75 1,022 $2,266,673

Little Miami Scenic River 0 10 10 $1 Little Miami Scenic River - Branch Hill Access 2 0 2 $4,800

Little Miami Scenic River - Corwin Mill 4 0 4 $4,500

Little Miami Scenic River - Deerfield Gorge 137 181 317 $136,512 Little Miami Scenic River - Emmons Road Access 30 0 30 $30,000

Little Miami Scenic River- Fairground Road 33 0 33 $49,300

Little Miami Scenic River - Foster Crossing 1 0 1 $0 Little Miami Scenic River - Jacoby Road Access 23 0 23 $33,660

Little Miami Scenic River - Kroger Hill 214 1 215 $466,500 Little Miami Scenic River - Miamiville Access 46 83 128 $3,078

Little Miami Scenic River - Overlook 4 3 7 $0

Little Miami Scenic River - Route 35 Access 49 0 49 $80,078

Little Miami Scenic River - Roxanna Road 54 38 92 $100,200 Little Miami Scenic River - Sugar Creek Access 17 0 17 $27,000

Little Miami Scenic River - The Narrows 162 0 162 $323,483 Little Miami Scenic River - Warren County Park District 0 4 4 $0

Maumee Scenic River 61 54 115 $57,302

Olentangy Scenic River 3 49 52 $2,629

Sandusky Scenic River - Abbott Bridge 33 13 47 $40,950 Sandusky Scenic River - Crawford County Park District 0 3 3 $0


Natural Areas & Preserves: Scenic Rivers Program

Land Acres

Easement Acres Total Acres Total Cost

Sandusky Scenic River - Heck Bridge 187 0 187 $129,550

Sandusky Scenic River - Indian Mill Access 6 14 20 $11,101

Sandusky Scenic River - Isaac Walton 33 0 33 $54,413

Sandusky Scenic River - Mexico Bridge 2 0 2 $0

Sandusky Scenic River - St Johns Dam 1 0 1 $1,383 Sandusky Scenic River - Wolf Creek Access 90 0 90 $83,994

Stillwater Scenic River 40 213 254 $55,052

Stillwater Scenic River - Greenville 0 48 48 $2

Stillwater Scenic River - Greenville Falls 79 0 79 $10,000

Upper Cuyahoga Scenic River 48 107 155 $425,878

Totals: 2,672 3,870 6,542 $6,064,274


Parks & Watercraft Originally created in 1949 as the Division of Parks, the state’s park system continues to grow with new parks and improvements to serve visitors. The Division also manages water supply lakes, a legacy of the canal era and now familiar to many as popular boating and recreation lakes, including Buckeye Lake, Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Indian Lake, Lake Loramie, and the Portage Lakes.


Area/Landowner Transaction Fee Acres Easement Acres Cost Buckeye Lake State Park Lobo Farms, LLC Sale -2.882 - ($15,000)

Village of Buckeye Lake Acquisition 0.07 - $22,000

Young, R. Exchange 0.0055 - $0

East Harbor State Park Brubaker, T. Sale -0.057 - ($1)

Suchy, E. Sale -0.209 - ($1)

Grand Lake St. Mary’s State Park Giesige, G. Sale -1.04 - ($152,900)

Indian Lake State Park

Bechtel, R. Sale -0.044 - ($4,500)

Buffenbarger, S. Sale -0.03 - ($3,150)

Corson, L. Sale -0.011 - ($3,200)

Dickey, B. Sale -0.031 - ($4,500)

Ewers, T. Sale -0.027 - ($4,525)

Gillespie, J. Sale -0.042 - ($5,000)

Gloriso, J. Sale -0.044 - ($3,600)

Hainer, K. & Weising, B. Sale -0.01 - ($4,200)

Hemminger, C. & Wortman, S. Sale -0.03 - ($4,500)

Hicks, J Sale -0.008 - ($3,750)

Hill, M. Sale -0.017 - ($4,300)

Photo: Mohican State Park, Ashland County



Indian Lake State Park (continued)

Hinegardner, M. Sale -0.0003 - ($500)

Kolasa, M. Sale -0.036 - ($4,550)

Krabacher, D. Sale -0.004 - ($2,125)

Lindsey, D. Sale -0.02 - ($3,800)

Metzger, C. Sale -0.024 - $0

Miller, J. Sale -0.029 - ($2,900)

Ohio Department of Transportation Easement - - $0

Pfeister, D. Sale -0.029 - $0

Schultz, T. Sale -0.11 - ($4,500)

Smith, J. Sale -0.027 - ($5,250)

Stedke, A. Sale -0.06 - ($3,250)

Vivian Irrevocable Heritage Trust Sale -0.006 - ($3,900)

Willman, S. Sale -0.005 - ($500)

Lake Milton State Park Constantine, B. Sale -0.624 - ($32,500)

Portage Lakes State Park Carman, C. Acquisition 0.4417 - $151,580

Clark and Volosen, Inc. Sale -0.1746 - ($3,227)

Domenic Properties, Inc. Easement - 0.2755 $30,000

Droder, J. Acquisition 0.37 - $111,000

Stevenhagen Trust Exchange/Sold -7.59 - ($7,500)

Stevenhagen Trust Exchange/Acquired 30.2776 - $0

Various Areas Updates/Corrections Updates -33.73 -16.00 ($3,704)

Totals: -15.79 -15.72 $23,247


Parks & Watercraft Land Easement Total Total Cost

Areas Acres Acres Acres

A W Marion * 444 0 444 $78,586

Adams Lake 97 0 97 $4,675

Barkcamp Lake * 1,122 0 1,122 $219,030

Beaver Creek * 2,682 40 2,722 $808,443

Blue Rock * 337 0 337 $0

Buck Creek * 248 0 248 $445,875

Buckeye Lake * 3,515 47 3,562 $2,530,916

Burr Oak 3,257 0 3,257 $375,527

Caesar Creek * 219 0 219 $1,092,228

Catawba Island * 10 0 10 $80,829

Cowan Lake * 1,775 0 1,775 $210,723

Deer Creek * 449 0 449 $768,213

Delaware * <1 0 0 $324

Dillon Reservoir * 2 0 2 $2,500

East Fork * 317 0 317 $475,898

East Harbor * 1,833 0 1,833 $1,050,197

Findley 931 0 931 $47,125

Forked Run 893 0 893 $126,693

Geneva * 696 0 696 $3,510,343

Grand Lake St Mary’s * 14,134 41 14,175 $2,087,839

Great Seal * 1,865 0 1,865 $1,353,075

Guilford Lake 494 0 494 $25,759

Harrison Lake * 247 0 247 $59,816

Headlands Beach 120 0 120 $137,500

Hocking Hills * 2,391 0 2,391 $1,229,290

Hueston Woods * 3,561 0 3,561 $429,533

Independence Dam * 525 0 525 $86,769

Indian Lake 6,599 2 6,601 $4,069,839

Jackson Lake * 106 335 440 $112,901

Jefferson Lake 962 0 962 $56,694

Jesse Owens * 877 0 877 $1,701,587


Parks & Watercraft Land Easement Total Total Cost

Areas Acres Acres Acres

John Bryan * 890 0 890 $155,452

Kelleys Island * 677 0 677 $808,331

Kiser Lake 927 0 927 $303,762

Lake Alma 121 0 121 ($1,797)

Lake Hope * 3,103 0 3,103 $107,065

Lake Logan 711 0 711 $87,842

Lake Loramie * 2,066 <1 2,067 $414,985

Lake Milton 2,684 0 2,684 ($84,090)

Lake White 153 11 164 $275,455

Little Miami Scenic Park * 817 0 817 $652,900

Madison Lake 184 <1 184 $5,506

Malabar Farm * 878 0 878 $376,750

Marblehead Lighthouse 9 0 9 $2,500,000

Mary Jane Thurston * 105 0 105 $124,197

Maumee Bay * 1,436 0 1,436 $4,335,353

Middle Bass Island * 141 2 143 $10,101,901

Mohican * 1,092 0 1,092 $566,041

Mosquito Creek * 799 <1 799 $652,752

Mt Gilead 213 0 213 $140,000

Muskingum Lock & Dam 2 4 <1 4 $601

Muskingum Lock & Dam 3 15 0 15 $175,000

Muskingum Lock & Dam 4 28 0 28 $17,000

Muskingum Lock & Dam 5 3 1 4 $525

Muskingum Lock & Dam 6 4 0 4 ($600)

Muskingum Lock & Dam 7 12 <1 12 $0





Nelson Kennedy Ledges 167 0 167 $20,000

North Bass Island * 533 0 533 $16,654,941


Parks & Watercraft Areas

Land Acres

Easement Acres


Paint Creek * 908 0 908 $486,373

Pike Lake * 600 0 600 $64,465

Portage Lakes * 2,468 6 2,474 $3,911,732

Portsmouth Watercraft Office 1 0 1 $0

Punderson Lake * 891 0 891 $453,761

Pymatuning Lake * 4,919 0 4,919 $6,747

Quail Hollow * 703 0 703 $2,034,827

Rocky Fork * 3,465 1 3,465 $509,516

Salt Fork * 20,181 0 20,181 $2,548,592

Scioto Trail 248 0 248 $2,022

Shawnee Golf City 311 0 311 $279,700

Shawnee * 852 0 852 $516,592

South Bass Island * 33 0 33 $14,321

Stonelick * 1,258 0 1,258 $463,468

Strouds Run 2,606 0 2,606 $127,648

Sycamore * 2,389 0 2,389 $5,496,651

Tar Hollow 619 0 619 $4,525

Tinkers Creek 1,143 0 1,143 $883,096

Van Buren * 296 0 296 $135,308

West Branch * 2,124 0 2,124 $1,601,420

Wingfoot Lake 76 0 76 $0

Wolf Run 1,266 0 1,266 $169,510

Misc. sales/transfers** -97 -97 $7,767,317

Totals: 115,778 488 116,266 $89,046,190

* Acquisition and/or development funded by Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

** Acquisitions of properties that were acquired but later transferred to another entity.


Wildlife The Division of Wildlife’s mission is “to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all.” The Division manages land and water resources throughout the state and provides opportunities for the public to enjoy and explore wildlife areas.


Area/Landowner Transaction Fee Acres Easement Acres Cost Andreoff Wildlife Area Andreoff, A. Trust Acquistion 718.91 - $1,263,000

Eagle Creek Wildlife Area Perin, LLC Acquistion 1,588.08 - $4,273,512 Liberty-Bravo III, LLC Acquistion 237.71 - $639,678

Fayette County Wildlife Production Area Ewers Sale -0.63 - ($1,500)

Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area Swartz Properties Acquistion 37.97 - $160,000

Grand River Wildlife Area CVW Properties, LLC Acquistion 57.5 - $90,000 Slusher, A. Acquistion 0.56 - $1,500

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Division of Water Reservoir interest - - -

Ohio & Erie Canal City of Akron Easement - 4.203 $1

Summit MetroParks Easement - 0.366 $1

Various Areas Updates/Corrections Updates 1.48 24.62 $705

Totals: 2,642 29.19 $6,426,897


Wildlife Areas Land Acres

Easement Acres


Acadia Cliff Wildlife Area 277 0 277 $0

Aldrich Pond Wildlife Area 40 0 40 $1,500

Ale's Run Wildlife Area 2,783 0 2,783 $1,122,655

Andreoff Wildlife Area 719 0 719 $1,263,000

Aquilla Wildlife Area 59 0 59 $20,000

Auburn Marsh Wildlife Area 461 0 461 $97,412

Beach City Wildlife Area 376 0 376 $50,086

Beaver Creek Wildlife Area 375 0 375 $634,006

Berlin Reservoir Wildlife Area 1,283 0 1,283 $180,119

Big Island Wildlife Area 6,360 300 6,659 $6,530,890

Black Fork Bottom Hunting Area 0 128 128 $165,000

Black Run Wetland 0 237 237 $84,000

Broken ARO Wildlife Area 2,884 0 2,884 $3,528,182

Brook Wildlife Area 390 0 390 $465,000

Brush Creek Wildlife Area 4,167 0 4,167 $1,607,761

Buckeye Lake Canal Fish Access 17 0 17 $705

Buffalo Fork Wildlife Area 188 0 188 $0

Camp Belden Wildlife Area 610 0 610 $1,880,000

Captina Creek Wildlife Area 0 121 121 $0

Cascade Wildlife Area 44 0 44 $6,000

Castalia Fish Hatchery 90 0 90 $1,450,000

Cherp's Eagle Valley Conservation Area 0 177 177 $32,000

Circleville Canal Wildlife Area 5 0 5 ($15,032)

Clark Lake Wildlife Area 289 0 289 $99,700

Clouse Lake Wildlife Area 94 0 94 $1,965

Coalton Wildlife Area 1,730 0 1,730 $208,675

Columbus Wildlife Office 6 0 6 $19,000

Conant Wildlife Area 74 0 74 $150,000

Conneaut Wildlife Area 86 0 86 $0

Conservation Farm Easement 0 71 71 $3,500

Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area 5,744 0 5,744 $659,244

Creek Road Access 70 0 70 $185,000

Crown City Wildlife Area 11,120 0 11,120 $45,000



Easement Acres


Dan & Margaret James Wildlife Area 76 0 76 $0

Darke Wildlife Area 316 0 316 $84,100

Darr-Root Fishing Access 34 0 34 $77,000

Deer Creek Wildlife Area 567 0 567 $742,184

Delaware Strine Wildlife Area 115 0 115 $8,960

Delaware Wildlife Area 48 0 48 $96,640

Delaware-Whetstone Wildlife Area 162 0 162 $19,000

Della Gates & Edward Bott Wildlife Area 168 0 168 $2

Dempsey's Sandusky Bay Access Wildlife Area 68 0 68 $374,750

Dillon Wildlife Area 150 0 150 $74,850

Dorset Wildlife Area 1,088 0 1,088 $1,200,000

Dry Creek Wildlife Area 2 0 2 $0

East Fork Wildlife Area 47 0 47 $23,000

Eagle Creek Wildlife Area * 1,826 0 1,826 $4,913,190

Egypt Valley Wildlife Area 17,746 0 17,746 $4,624,078

Elmon Richards Scioto River Conservation Area 9 1 10 $0

Fairport Harbor Fish Research Station 2 0 2 $675,000

Fallsville Wildlife Area 1,789 0 1,789 $1,364,075

Firestone/Yeagley Wildlife Area 17 0 17 $0

Fish Creek Wildlife Area 157 29 186 $0

Flatrock Wildlife Area 4 0 4 $0

Flint Run Wildlife Area 596 7 603 $0

Florida Wildlife Area 4 0 4 $0

Fort Meigs Fishing Access 2 0 2 $0

Fox Lake Wildlife Area 422 0 422 $54,172

Fox's Marsh Wildlife Area 132 0 132 $745,059

Fulton Pond Wildlife Area 34 0 34 $5,000

Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area 1,549 193 1,742 $1,188,000

Grand River Wildlife Area 7,588 158 7,746 $2,346,921

Grant Lake Wildlife Area 412 0 412 $46,832

Great Miami River Wildlife Area 18 0 18 $18,400

Green Island Wildlife Area 16 0 16 $0

Greenfield Dam Wildlife Area 46 0 46 $9,500

Hambden Orchard Wildlife Area 842 0 842 $53,920



Easement Acres


Hanby Wildlife Area 20 0 20 $0

Hebron Fish Hatchery 234 0 234 $57,390

Highlandtown Wildlife Area 2,266 0 2,266 $417,363

Honeypoint Wildlife Area 8 0 8 $300,000

HQ #2 Findlay Wildlife Office 6 0 6 $86,746

HQ #3 Portage Lakes 26 0 26 $0

HQ #5 Xenia 34 0 34 $111,680

Huron Fishing Access 10 0 10 $3,250,000

Indian Creek Wildlife Area 1,691 0 1,691 $260,090

Indian Lake Fish Hatchery 7 0 7 $3,750

Jackson County Line Wildlife Area 41 0 41 $0

Jackson Lake Wildlife Area 1 0 1 $20,338

Jesse Owens Wildlife Area 4,836 0 4,836 $9,494,030

Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area 3,445 0 3,445 $1,430,392

Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area 0 155 155 $0

K H Butler Wildlife Area 10 0 10 $95,000

Keen Wildlife Area 85 0 85 $0

Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area 5,655 0 5,655 $3,708,125

Killbuck-Walhonding Access 20 0 20 $170,000

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area 9,054 0 9,054 $2,889,655

Kincaid Springs Wildlife Area 214 0 214 $16,715

Kinnikinnick Scioto River Access 147 0 147 $247,879

Knobby's Prairie Wildlife Area 48 0 48 $0

Knox Lake Wildlife Area 761 0 761 $73,695

Kuehnle Wildlife Area 20 0 20 $63,519

Lake La Su An Wildlife Area 2,597 0 2,597 $3,249,922

Lake Lepomis Access 5 0 5 $60,000

Lake Park Wildlife Area 93 0 93 $35,000

Lake Wayne R Carr Wildlife Area 18 0 18 $7,500

Lake White Tailwaters 16 0 16 $40,800

Lanker Wildlife Area 26 0 26 $1

Lawrence Woods Wildlife Area 24 0 24 $0

Leesville Wildlife Area 394 0 394 $3,533

Liberty Wildlife Area 145 0 145 $0



Easement Acres


Little Chickasaw Access 19 0 19 $354,354

Little Portage Wildlife Area 427 0 427 $118,471

London Hatchery Wildlife Area 83 0 83 $43,545

Lover's Portage River Access 1 0 1 $0

Lower Killbuck Creek Wildlife Area 161 8 169 $157,301

Mackey Ford Wildlife Area 199 0 199 $175,000

Mac-O-Chee Fishing Creek 0 22 22 $40,000

Mad River Wildlife Area 31 0 31 $63,500

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area 2,202 0 2,202 $332,186

Mallard Club Marsh Wildlife Area 402 0 402 $60,000

Marsh Wetlands Wildlife Area 152 0 152 $61,200

Maumee River Weir Rapids Wildlife Area 6 0 6 $10,000

Mazurik Lake Erie Access Wildlife Area 14 0 14 $413,060

Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area 22 0 22 $123,600

Meiners Wildlife Area 36 0 36 $0

Mercer Wildlife Area 357 0 357 $133,150

Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area 558 0 558 $62,550

Meyerholtz Wildlife Area 18 0 18 $2,030

Milan Wildlife Area 301 0 301 $6,717

Millers Blue Hole Wildlife Area 13 0 13 $10,000

Missionary Island Wildlife Area 296 0 296 $208,891

Mohican River Wildlife Area 475 0 475 $31,036

Mohler Wildlife Area 135 0 135 $1

Monroe Basin Wildlife Area 23 0 23 $0

Monroe Lake Wildlife Area 1,325 0 1,325 $101,840

Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area 6,553 0 6,553 $2,135,303

Moxley Wildlife Area 191 0 191 $950,000

Nettle Lake Wildlife Area 2 0 2 $60,000

New Lyme Wildlife Area 720 0 720 $39,427

North Turkeyfoot Wildlife Area 486 0 486 $0

Ohio & Erie Canal 0 5 5 $2

Ohio River Access - Forked Run Wildlife Area 32 0 32 $38,000

Ohio River Access - Oldtown Wildlife Area 33 0 33 $16,000

Ohio River Access - Racine Wildlife Area 21 0 21 $226,500



Easement Acres


Ohio River Access - Shade River Wildlife Area 29 0 29 $16,000

Ohio River Lock & Dam #15 Wildlife Area 11 0 11 $0

Ohio River Lock & Dam #18 Wildlife Area 20 0 20 $12,400



Oldaker Wildlife Area 140 0 140 $6,298

Olentangy River Access Wildlife Area 2 0 2 $0

Orwell Wildlife Area 197 0 197 $1,850

Ottoville Wildlife Area 6 0 6 $800

Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area 314 0 314 $26,404

Paint Creek Fishing Access Wildlife Area 22 0 22 $22,100

Parkersburg Wildlife Area 153 0 153 $6,200

Pater Wildlife Area 192 0 192 $31,218

Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area 3,352 0 3,352 $4,662,989

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Area 1,465 0 1,465 $48,000

Portage Path Wildlife Area 89 1 90 $0

Portage River Wildlife Area 10 0 10 $19,500

Powelson Wildlife Area 2,780 0 2,780 $85,950

Prairie Creek Nature Park 0 37 37 $50,000

Put In Bay Fish Hatchery 1 0 1 $1,100

Resthaven Wildlife Area 2,222 0 2,222 $99,667

Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Area 0 360 360 $70,000

Robert J Nunney Wildlife Area 59 0 59 $0

Rock Mill Lake Wildlife Area 86 0 86 $16,300

Ross Lake Wildlife Area 1,112 0 1,112 $190,457

Rush Run Wildlife Area 1,174 0 1,174 $161,200

Salt Fork Wildlife Area 362 0 362 $54,707

Samuels Wildlife Area 83 0 83 $1

Sandusky Wildlife Office 1 0 1 $45,000

Sawmill Plaza Wetland Wildlife Area 18 0 18 $0

Scioto River Access Site Wildlife Area 5 0 5 $6,000

Scioto River Streambank Conservation Area 0 7 7 $7,490

Seneca County Park District 0 56 56 $53,000

Senecaville Fish Hatchery 80 0 80 $11,000



Easement Acres


Shreve Lake Wildlife Area 228 0 228 $63,343

Silver Creek Wildlife Area 42 0 42 $0

Simco Wetland Wildlife Area 845 0 845 $0

Six Mile Creek Wildlife Area 4 0 4 $0

Six Mile Dam - Walhonding River Access 22 0 22 $0

South Ridge Road Access 6 0 6 $37,500

Spencer Lake Wildlife Area 618 0 618 $134,695

Spring Valley Wildlife Area 855 0 855 $288,600

St Joseph River Wildlife Area 196 0 196 $700,000

St Marys Fish Farm 155 0 155 $21,613

Stillwater Wildlife Area 5 0 5 $1

Sugar Creek Wildlife Area 129 0 129 $0

Symmes Township Wildlife Area 114 0 114 $1

Taylor Ridge Wildlife Area 0 1,205 1,205 $300,000

The Trump Wildlife Preserve 128 0 128 $0

Tiffin River Wildlife Area 468 0 468 $84,923

Toussaint Creek Wildlife Area 236 0 236 $38,000

Tranquility Wildlife Area 4,490 0 4,490 $938,546

Tri-Valley Wildlife Area 15,186 0 15,186 $3,748,121

Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area 377 0 377 $451,867

Turkeyfoot Creek Wildlife Area 3 0 3 $0

Tycoon Lake Wildlife Area 684 0 684 $77,000

Urbana Wildlife Area 550 0 550 $35,431

Valley Run Wildlife Area 300 0 300 $55,000

Van Tassel Wildlife Area 95 0 95 $112,000

Vernon A Luthman Tecumseh Wildlife Area 102 0 102 $0

Veto Lake Wildlife Area 447 <1 448 $37,257

Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area 3,406 0 3,406 $1,701,606

Wakefield Fishing Access 0 2 2 $400,000

Wallace H O'Dowd Wildlife Area 10,051 0 10,051 $756,990

Warren Wildlife Area 41 0 41 $0

Waterloo Wildlife Area 2,638 0 2,638 $1,134,769

Wellington Wildlife Area 200 0 200 $13,005

Wellston Lake Wildlife Area 1,414 0 1,414 $136,842



Easement Acres


West Harbor Wildlife Area 80 0 80 $10

Whitey Case Wildlife Production Area 11 0 11 $0

Wildlife Production Areas (WPA’s) 3,521 0 3,521 $6,436,606

Willard Marsh Wildlife Area 1,676 0 1,676 $40,046

Willow Point Wildlife Area 622 0 622 $525,343

Wilson Wetlands Wildlife Area 16 8 24 $41,000

Wingfoot Lake Wildlife Area 614 0 614 $3,063,672

Wolf Creek Wildlife Area 3,911 0 3,911 $291,611

Woodbury Wildlife Area 19,246 0 19,246 $5,887,629

Woodland Trails Wildlife Area 716 0 716 $1,110,001

Wyandot Wildlife Area 338 0 338 $17,700

Zepernick Wildlife Area 519 0 519 $98,694

Misc. sales/transfers 0 -2 -2 $250,434

Totals: 212,958 3,287 216,245 $106,022,273


Canals Ohio’s Miami & Erie and Ohio & Erie Canals were built between 1825 and 1845 as a result of the Ohio Canal Act of 1825 that provided a Canal Commission to build two canal systems in the state. The Act gave authority to the State to take land necessary to build the canals. The Miami & Erie Canal connects Toledo and Cincinnati and the Ohio & Erie Canal connects Cleveland to Portsmouth.



Miami & Erie Canal

City of Piqua Transfer -22.0 - $0

Mencsik, J. Sale -0.062 - ($2,730)

Paulding County Parks Board Transfer -56.817 - $0

Ohio & Erie Canal

AB Rentals, LLC Sale -0.255 - ($250)

Atterholt, P. Sale -0.482 - ($472)

Franklin Township Trustees Transfer -1.074 - $0

City of Canal Winchester Transfer -3.267 - $0

Donley, W. Sale -0.396 - ($388)

Humphreys, C. Sale -0.238 - ($233)

Mithoff Companies, LTD Sale -0.22 - ($14,279)

Ohio Bell Telephone/AT&T Ohio Easement -0.2 ($7,907)

Pepper, P. Sale -0.421 - ($413)

Taylor, R. Sale -0.09 - ($663)

Totals: -85.322 -0.2 ($27,335)

Photo: Monticello III, a canal boat replica at Roscoe Village, Coshocton County


MANAGED LANDS: Parks & Watercraft

Areas Property Owner Reservoir Agreement Term or Perpetual

Managed Acres

Alum Creek US Army Corp Engineers Alum Creek Lease 5/31/2050 8,017

Buck Creek US Army Corp Engineers C.J. Brown Lease 12/31/2023 3,749

Caesar Creek US Army Corp Engineers Caesar Creek Lease 6/30/2038 9,472

Deer Creek US Army Corp Engineers Deer Creek Lease 12/31/2019 2,337

Delaware US Army Corp Engineers Delaware Lease 9/30/2025 3,016

Dillon US Army Corp Engineers Dillion Lease 6/30/2061 3,835

East Fork US Army Corp Engineers W. H. Harsha Lease 12/31/2025 9,869

Grand Lake St. Mary's

American Legion in Celina - Lease Perpetual 2

Lake Alma City of Wellston - Lease Perpetual 231

Mosquito Lake US Army Corp Engineers

Mosquito Creek Lease 7/30/2021 5,635

Paint Creek US Army Corp Engineers Paint Creek Lease 2/28/2025 5,652

West Branch US Army Corp Engineers

Michael J. Kirwan Lease 2/28/2043 3,924

Total: 55,739

Note: Several of the USACE Army Corp Engineer leases are co-managed with Division of Wildlife.

Photo: Marina, Buck Creek State Park, Clark County


MANAGED & DEDICATED LANDS:


Nature Preserves County Preserve Landowner

Preserve Manager Acres Status

Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area

Washington/ Athens Division of Wildlife Division of Wildlife 113 Dedication

Adams Lake Prairie Adams Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 22 Purchase/Dedication

Compass Plant Prairie (O.E. Anderson)

Lawrence Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 16 Gift/Dedication

Audubon Islands Lucas Metroparks Toledo Metroparks Toledo 170 Dedication

Aurora Sanctuary Portage Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

164 Dedication

Baker Woods Mercer Natural Areas & Preserves


Beck (Evans R) Memorial Portage The Nature

Conservancy The Nature

Conservancy 10 Dedication

Betsch Fen Ross The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy 91 Dedication

Bigelow Cemetery Madison Pike Township Trustees

Natural Areas & Preserves 1 Dedication

Blackhand Gorge Licking Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 770 Purchase/Gift/

Dedication/Leased

Boch Hollow Hocking Natural Areas & Preserves


Bonnett Pond Bog Holmes Natural Areas & Preserves


Boord Washington Natural Areas & Preserves


Phlox




Brown's Lake Bog Wayne The Nature Conservancy


Burton Wetlands Geauga Geauga County Park District

Geauga County Park District 277 Dedication

Caesar Creek Gorge Warren Natural Areas & Preserves


Campbell, Louis W. Lucas Natural Areas &

Preserves Natural Areas &

Preserves 170 Purchase/Dedication

Carmean Woods Crawford Natural Areas & Preserves


Cedar Bog Champaign Natural Areas &

Preserves & Ohio History Connection

Ohio History Connection 427 Purchase/Dedication

Chaparral Prairie Adams Natural Areas & Preserves


Chaparral Prairie Adams Highlands Nature Sanctuary, Inc.


Christmas Rocks Fairfield

Ohio Youth Commission/Ohio

Department of Rehabilitation &

Correction/Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 554 Dedication/Purchase

Clear Creek Hocking/ Fairfield

Columbus & Franklin County

Metro Parks District



4,769 Dedication

Clear Fork Gorge Ashland Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 29 Dedication/Transfer

Clifton Gorge Greene Division of Parks &

Watercraft/ Natural Areas & Preserves


Collier Seneca Natural Areas & Preserves


Conkles Hollow Hocking Division of Parks & Watercraft


Conneaut Wildlife Area Ashtabula Division of Wildlife Division of Wildlife 55 Dedication

Cooperrider-Kent Bog (Thomas S) Portage Natural Areas &



Cranberry Bog Licking Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 20 Transfer/Dedication

Crane Hollow Hocking Crane Hollow, Inc. Crane Hollow, Inc. 1,286 Dedication




Crooked Run Clermont Natural Areas & Preserves

Clermont County Parks 78 Gift/Purchase

/Dedication/Leased

Culberson (Dean A) Woods Clinton Natural Areas &



Daughmer Prairie Savannah Crawford Natural Areas &

Preserves Crawford County

Park District 34 Purchase/Dedication/ Leased

Davey Woods Champaign Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 103 Gift/Purchase/

Dedication

Davis Memorial Adams Natural Areas & Preserves


Dedication

Davis Memorial Adams Ohio History Connection

Natural Areas & Preserves/ Ohio

History Connection 87 Dedication

Drew Woods Darke Natural Areas & Preserves

Darke County Park District 15 Gift/Dedication/Leas

ed

DuPont Marsh Erie Natural Areas & Preserves Erie MetroParks 114 Gift/Dedication/Leas

ed

Eagle Creek Portage Natural Areas & Preserves


Emerald Hills Belmont Jeffrey Miller et al. Natural Areas & Preserves 79 Dedication

Flatiron Lake Bog Portage The Nature Conservancy


Forrest Woods Paulding Black Swamp Conservancy

Black Swamp Conservancy 193 Dedication

Fowler Woods Richland Natural Areas & Preserves


Gahanna Woods Franklin Gahanna City

Park/Natural Areas & Preserves

Gahanna City Parks 63 Purchase/Gift/

Dedication/Leased

Gallagher Fen Clark Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 47 Purchase/Gift/

Dedication

Goll Woods Fulton Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 171 Transfer/Dedication

Goode Prairie Miami Natural Areas & Preserves

Miami County Park District 28 Purchase/Dedication

/ Leased

Greenbelt Hamilton Hamilton County Park District

Hamilton County Park District 97 Dedication

Hach-Otis Lake Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland


81 Dedication




Halls Creek Woods Warren Natural Areas & Preserves


Headlands Dunes Lake Division of Parks & Watercraft


Herrick-Frame Lake, J. Arthur Portage

Kent State University/The

Nature Conservancy


Hueston Woods Butler/Preble Division of Parks & Watercraft


Hutchins, Edward F. Delaware/ Franklin





206 Dedication

Irwin Prairie Lucas Natural Areas & Preserves


Jackson Bog Stark Jackson Local Board

of Education & Township Trust

Natural Areas & Preserves 63 Dedication/Gift

Johnson Woods Wayne Natural Areas & Preserves


Dedication

Ka-ma-ma Prairie Adams Highlands Nature Sanctuary

Highlands Nature Sanctuary 86 Dedication

Kendrick Woods Allen Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District

Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District 159 Dedication

Kessler Swamp Hocking Natural Areas & Preserves


Kiser Lake Wetlands Champaign Division of Parks & Watercraft

Division of Parks & Watercraft/


51 Dedication

Kitty Todd Lucas The Nature Conservancy


Knox Woods Knox Knox County Park District

Knox County Park District 30 Dedication

Kyle Woods Mahoning Natural Areas & Preserves


Dedication

Ladd Natural Bridge Washington Ladd Family Natural Areas & Preserves 35 Dedication

Lake Katharine Jackson Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 1,923 Gift/Purchase/

Dedication

Lakeside Daisy Ottawa Natural Areas & Preserves





Lash's Bog Stark The Wilderness Center, Inc.

The Wilderness Center, Inc. 60 Dedication

Lawrence Woods Hardin Natural Areas & Preserves

Natural Areas & Preserves 1,035 Purchase/Dedication

Little Rocky Hollow Hocking Division of Forestry Natural Areas & Preserves 259 Dedication/Purchase

Marsh Wetlands Portage Division of Wildlife Division of Wildlife 152 Dedication

McCoy, William C. Ashtabula Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland Museum of Natural History 194 Dedication

McCracken Fen Logan Natural Areas & Preserves


Mentor Marsh Lake Cleveland

Museum/Natural Areas & Preserves

Cleveland Museum/ Natural Areas & Preserves

646 Dedication/Gift/ Purchase

Morris Woods Licking Natural Areas & Preserves

Licking County Park District 104 Gift/Dedication/Leas

ed

Myersville Fen Summit City of Green Natural Areas & Preserves 27 Dedication

Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary Hamilton Hamilton County

Park District Hamilton County

Park District 50 Dedication

North Pond Erie Division of Parks & Watercraft



36 Dedication

North Shore Alvar Erie Division of Parks & Watercraft



2 Dedication

Novak Sanctuary Portage Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland


149 Dedication

Olsen, Augusta-Anne Huron Natural Areas &


Preserves 129 Gift/Dedication

Owens Fen Logan Natural Areas & Preserves


Pallister Ashtabula Natural Areas & Preserves


Pickerington Ponds Fairfield/ Franklin


Metro Park District


Metro Park District 416 Dedication




Prairie Road Fen Clark J. Clarkson Natural Areas & Preserves 3 Dedication

Raven Rock Scioto Natural Areas & Preserves


Rhododendron Cove Fairfield

Ohio History Connection/Natural Areas & Preserves


Rhododendron Cove – Kleinmaier Rhododendron Hollow

Fairfield Appalachia Ohio Alliance


Riddle Athens City of Athens City of Athens 106 Dedication

Rockbridge Hocking Natural Areas & Preserves


Rockbridge Hocking Hutchinson Natural Areas & Preserves 82 Dedication

Rocky Fork Gorge - Miller Highland Natural Areas &


Preserves 86 Dedication/Purchase

Rocky Fork Gorge - Etawah Woods Highland Highlands Nature

Sanctuary Highlands Nature

Sanctuary 1,157 Dedication

Rome Ashtabula Natural Areas & Preserves


Rothenbuhler Woods Monroe The Nature



Saint Marys River Wetlands Mercer Natural Areas &



Saltpetre Cave Hocking Natural Areas & Preserves


Scioto Brush Creek Scioto Natural Areas & Preserves


Sears Woods Crawford

Natural Areas & Preserves/

Crawford County Park District

Crawford County Park District 137 Purchase/Dedication

Sharon Woods Gorge Hamilton Hamilton County

Park District Hamilton County


Sheepskin Hollow Columbiana Natural Areas & Preserves





Sheick Hollow Hocking Division of Forestry Natural Areas & Preserves 151 Purchase/Dedication

Sheldon Marsh Erie Natural Areas & Preserves


483 Purchase/Dedication

Shoemaker Adams Natural Areas & Preserves


Siegenthaler-Kaestner Champaign Natural Areas &


Preserves 37 Gift/Dedication

Smith Cemetery Madison Darby Township Trustees


Spring Beauty Dell Hamilton Hamilton County Park District


Spring Brook Sanctuary Geauga Geauga County Park

District Geauga County


Springville Marsh Seneca Natural Areas & Preserves


Strait Creek Prairie Pike The Nature Conservancy


Stratford Woods Delaware Warner Stratford Wood Ecological Ctr 95 Dedication

Thomas, Edward S. Franklin Columbus &

Franklin County Metro Park District



Tinker's Creek Portage Division of Parks & Watercraft

Summit Metro Parks 730 Dedication/Leased

Travertine Fen Greene Greene County Park District

Greene County Park District 22 Dedication

Triangle Lake Bog Portage City of

Ravenna/Natural Areas & Preserves


Trillium Trails Hamilton Hamilton County Park District


Tucker, Walter A. Fairfield Columbus &

Franklin County Metro Park District



Warder - Perkins Hamilton Audubon Society of Ohio

Audubon Society of Ohio 26 Dedication

Whipple Adams Natural Areas & Preserves


White Pine Bog Forest Geauga The Nature



SUBTOTAL 26,440


NATURAL AREAS (NOT DEDICATED)



Greenville Falls Miami Natural Areas & Preserves

Miami County Park District 79 Purchase/Leased

Hunter Prairie Belmont Ohio Department of Transportation

Ohio Department of

Transportation/Natural Areas &

Preserves

1 Management Agreement

Milford Railroad Prairie Union Dayton Power and

Light Natural Areas &

Preserves 9 Management Agreement

SUBTOTAL 89

TOTAL 26,529


MANAGED LANDS: Wildlife

Area County Property Owner Authority Term Land Acres

Water Acres

Total Acres

FISHING MANAGEMENT

AEP ReCreation Lands

Morgan, Muskingum,

& Noble

American Electric Power

Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 800 800

Amick Reservoir Morrow City of Galion Fishing/Fish

Management 2/1/2034 0 54 54

Antrim Lake Franklin City of Columbus Fishing/Fish Management 6/3/2020 0 40 40

Archbold Reservoir #1 Fulton Village of Archbold Fishing/Fish

Management 2/18/2021 0 20 20

Archbold Reservoir #2 Fulton Village of Archbold Fishing/Fish

Management 12/1/2023 0 45 45

Ashley Upground (Newman Park)

Delaware Village of Ashley Fishing/Fish Management 8/28/2022 0 5 5

Attica Reservoir Seneca Village of Attica Fishing/Fish

Management 12/9/2021 0 6 6

Attica Reservoir A-1 Seneca Village of Attica Fishing/Fish

Management 3/13/2019 0 40 40

Atwood Lake Tuscarawas

Muskingum Watershed

Conservancy District (MWCD)

Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 1,563 1,563

Barnesville Reservoir #1 Belmont Village of

Barnesville Fishing/Fish

Management/Hunting Continuous 59 24 83

Barnesville Reservoir #2 Belmont Village of


Management/Hunting Continuous 38 12 50

Bass Lake Geauga Geauga County Park District

Fishing/Fish Management 6/21/2041 0 618 618

Bayshore Fishing Access (Lake Erie Maumee Bay)

Lucas Toledo Edison Fishing/Fish Management

Under Lease 0 0 0

Beach City Reservoir Tuscarawas MWCD Fishing/Fish

Management Continuous 0 141 141

Beaver Creek Seneca City of Clyde Fishing/Fish Management 10/1/2023 0 200 200

Green Frog



Water Acres

Total Acres

Bellevue Reservoir #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

Huron City of Bellevue Fishing/Fish Management 9/25/2061 0 175 175

Berlin Lake Portage US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Fishing/Fish Management/Hunting 12/31/2032 2,846 3,132 5,978

Best Nature Preserve Geauga Geauga County

Park District Fishing/Fish

Management 6/21/2041 0 101 101

Blue Limestone Delaware City of Delaware Fishing/Fish Management 6/16/2020 0 16 16

Breakneck Creek Preserve Portage Portage County


Management 5/11/2021 0 66 66

Bresler Reservoir Allen City of Lima Fishing/Fish

Management 7/1/2020 0 610 610

Brushwood Lake Summit Summit Metro

Parks Fishing/Fish

Management 4/26/2026 0 3 3

Buckeye Park Washington City of Marietta Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 1 1

Bucyrus Reservoir #1 (Neff)

Crawford City of Bucyrus Fishing/Fish Management 8/1/2020 0 42 42

Bucyrus Reservoir #2 (Pines)


Bucyrus Reservoir #3 (Riley)


Bucyrus Reservoir #4 (Outhwaite)


Cambridge City Reservoir Guernsey City of Cambridge Fishing/Fish

Management 4/29/2023 0 60 60

Cenci Lake Park Fairfield City of Lancaster Fishing/Fish

Management 7/4/2017 0 6 6

Charles Mill Reservoir

Ashland, Richland MWCD Fishing/Fish

Management Continuous 0 1,350 1,350

Chippewa Lake Medina Medina County Park District


City of Coshocton CR 1A

Coshocton City of Coshocton Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 0 0

City of Washington Reservoir #2

Fayette City of Washington Court House


Clear Fork Reservoir

Morrow, Richland City of Mansfield Fishing/Fish

Management 11/21/2041 0 997 997



Water Acres

Total Acres

Clendening Lake Harrison MWCD Fishing/Fish


College Corner - Waterworks Ponds

Preble Village of College Corner


Columbus Grove Quarry Putnam Village of

Columbus Grove Fishing/Fish


Conesville Coshocton & Muskingum

Columbus and Southern Power


Cook Lagoon Stark

City of Canton/Stark County Park

District


Coshocton County Park District CR 1A

Coshocton Coshocton County Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 0 0

Crossroads Industrial Pond Crawford City of Bucyrus Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2020 0 12 12

Davis Lake Auglaize City of St. Mary's Fishing/Fish Management 9/29/2025 0 4 4

Deer Creek Reservoir Stark

City of Alliance/Stark County Park

District

Fishing/Fish Management/Hunting 1/5/2023 0 314 314

Defiance Reservoir Defiance City of Defiance Fishing/Fish

Management 12/14/2042 0 295 295

Delphos Gillmore Van Wert City of Delphos Fishing/Fish

Management 8/31/2042 0 68 68

Delta Reservoir #1 Fulton Village of Delta Fishing/Fish

Management 12/14/2021 0 39 39

Delta Reservoir #2 Fulton Village of Delta Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2020 0 50 50

Dold Lake Hancock Hancock Park District


Eastwood Lake Montgomery City of Dayton (Five Rivers MetroParks)


Ferguson Reservoir Allen City of Lima Fishing/Fish

Management 2/1/2034 0 305 305

FFA Pond, FFA Stream Carroll Camp Muskingum Fishing/Fish


Findlay Reservoir #1 Hancock City of Findlay Fishing/Fish

Management 4/1/2020 0 185 185



Water Acres

Total Acres

Findlay Reservoir #2 Hancock City of Findlay Fishing/Fish

Management 9/1/2022 0 643 643

Five Mile Fishing Access (Auglaize River)

Defiance County of Defiance Fishing/Fish Management 1/31/2058 0 1 1

Forest Hill Pond Cuyahoga City of East

Cleveland Fishing/Fish

Management 11/18/2023 0 6 6

Fostoria #1 (Daugherty) Hancock City of Fostoria Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2020 0 11 11

Fostoria #2 (Mottram) Hancock City of Fostoria Fishing/Fish

Management 12/1/2022 0 17 17

Fostoria #3 (Lamberjack) Hancock City of Fostoria Fishing/Fish

Management 12/1/2022 0 32 32

Fostoria #4 (Mosier) Hancock City of Fostoria Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2020 0 91 91

Fostoria #5 (LaComte) Hancock City of Fostoria Fishing/Fish

Management 2/18/2021 0 133 133

Fostoria #6 (Veterans Memorial)

Hancock City of Fostoria Fishing/Fish Management 10/24/2042 0 153 153

Foundation Park Lake Knox City of Mt. Vernon Fishing/Fish

Management 3/6/2021 0 86 86

Fremont Reservoir Sandusky City of Fremont Fishing/Fish

Management 1/1/2023 0 147 147

Giertz Lake (Riverbend Park)

Hancock Hancock Park District


Glacier Lake Mahoning Mill Creek Park Fishing/Fish Management 4/30/2023 0 50 50

Goose Lake Hancock Hancock Park District


Granger Pond Lake Lake County Metroparks


Griggs Reservoir Franklin City of Columbus Fishing/Fish

Management 11/12/2028 0 600 600

Hancock County Wetlands

Hancock Board of Hancock

County Commissioners


Hinckley Lake Medina Cleveland Metroparks


Hocking River Hocking The Hocking River Commission

Fishing/Fish Management

Until terminated 0 0 0



Water Acres

Total Acres

Honey Creek Reservoir Seneca Village of Attica Fishing/Fish

Management 12/9/2021 0 4 4

Hoover Franklin, Delaware City of Columbus Fishing/Fish

Management 11/12/2028 0 4,807 4,807

J.W. Williams Park Pond Clinton Wilmington City

Parks & Recreation Fishing/Fish

Management In Progress 0 3 3

Jackson City Reservoir (Hammertown)

Jackson City of Jackson Fishing/Fish Management/Hunting Continuous 1,139 190 1,329

Killiany Lake Guernsey Jackson Park Fishing/Fish Management 7/23/2038 0 2 2

Kipton Reservoir Lorain Not Available Fishing/Fish


Knox County Parks Knox Knox County Parks

District Fishing/Fish

Management 11/28/2028 - Multiple Ponds -

LaDue Summit City of Akron Fishing/Fish Management 2/28/2031 0 1,475 1,475

Lake Lorreta Fairfield City of Lancaster Fishing/Fish Management 2/28/20127 0 5 5

Lake Snowden Athens Hocking College Fishing/Fish Management 11/20/2025 0 143 143

Lampson Reservoir Ashtabula Ashtabula County

Metroparks Fishing/Fish

Management 8/28/2032 0 40 40

Leesville Lake Carroll MWCD Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 1,011 1,011

Lima Lake Allen Johnny Appleseed Metroparks


Little Turtle Pond Summit Summit County

Metro Parks Fishing/Fish


Lost Creek Reservoir Allen City of Lima Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2034 0 127 127

Mallard Lake Lucas Metroparks Toledo Fishing/Fish Management 1/1/2043 0 273 273

Marion Community Foundation Lake

Marion Marion County Park District


Marysville Upground Reservoir

Union City of Marysville Fishing/Fish Management 10/21/2038 0 155 155

Massillon Reservoir Stark City of Massillon Fishing/Fish

Management 9/20/2021 0 25 25



Water Acres

Total Acres

McComb Reservoir #1 and #2

Hancock Village of McComb Fishing/Fish Management 9/28/2023 0 33 33

Metzger Reservoir Allen City of Lima Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2034 0 154 154

Miltonville Fishing Access (Maumee River)

Wood County of Wood Fishing/Fish Management 8/8/2047 0 0 0

Mirror Lake Licking Licking County Park District


Mogadore Reservoir Portage City of Akron Fishing/Fish

Management 2/8/2031 0 1,076 1,076

Mohawk Dam Coshocton John Krownapple/USACE


Monroeville Reservoir Huron Village of

Monroeville Fishing/Fish

Management 12/9/2021 0 52 52

Muskingum River Coshocton City of Coshocton Fishing/Fish


Myerholtz Wildlife Area Henry City of Napoleon Fishing/Fish


New Lexington Reservoir (1-A) Perry Village of New

Lexington Fishing/Fish


New Lexington Reservoir (1-B) Perry Village of New

Lexington Fishing/Fish


New London Reservoir Huron Village of New

London Fishing/Fish

Management 12/31/2054 0 360 360

North Baltimore Reservoir #1

Wood Village of North Baltimore


North Baltimore Reservoir #2

Wood Village of North Baltimore


North Sippo Reservoir Stark City of Massillon Fishing/Fish

Management 9/20/2021 0 25 25

Norwalk Reservoir #1, #2, #3

Huron City of Norwalk Fishing/Fish Management 5/1/2018 0 172 172

Oak Woods Reservoir (Shanks Lake)

Hancock Hancock Park District


Oberlin Reservoir Lorain City of Oberlin Fishing/Fish

Management 11/5/2038 0 56 56

Ohio & Erie Canal Cuyahoga Cleveland

Metroparks Fishing/Fish

Management 5/10/2024 0 40 40



Water Acres

Total Acres

Ohio & Erie Canal - Lock #4 Stark Stark County Park


Management 4/23/2023 0 13 13

Olander Lake Lucas Sylvania Township Park District


O'Shaughnessy Delaware City of Columbus Fishing/Fish Management 11/12/2028 0 1,143 1,143

Ottawa Reservoir Putnam Village of Ottawa Fishing/Fish

Management 10/1/2023 0 35 35

Palm Pond Franklin Village of Groveport


Paulding Reservoir Paulding Village of Paulding Fishing/Fish

Management 10/3/2023 0 66 66

Peabody Coal Not Available

Peabody Coal Company


Pearson Lake Lucas Metroparks Toledo Fishing/Fish Management 8/1/2020 0 3 3

Petros Lake Park Stark Stark County Park



Piedmont Lake Belmont & Harrison MWCD Fishing/Fish


Pleasant Hill Reservoir

Ashland, Richland MWCD Fishing/Fish


Pointe North Lake Champaign City of Urbana Fishing/Fish

Management 4/24/2023 0 19 19

Powers Reservoir Crawford City of Galion Fishing/Fish

Management 2/1/2020 0 48 48

Quarry Park Marion City of Marion Fishing/Fish Management 12/31/2023 0 56 56

Raccoon Creek Sandusky City of Clyde Fishing/Fish Management 10/3/2023 0 40 40

Ranger Park Wood City of Northwood Fishing/Fish Management 6/1/2018 0 6 6

Reservoir #2 Fayette City of Washington Courthouse


Rio Grande Memorial Park Lake

Gallia Village of Rio Grande


Rotary Park Lake (B.R. #4) Belmont Village of



Rowland Lake Lorain Elyria Township Fishing/Fish Management 6/30/2023 0 58 58



Water Acres

Total Acres

Rush Creek Lake

Perry & Fairfield

Rush Creek Conservancy

District


Schoonover Park Lake Allen City of Lima Fishing/Fish

Management 8/1/2034 0 21 21

Seneca Lake Guernsey & Noble MWCD Fishing/Fish


Seneca Ponds Portage Portage County Park District


Shadow Lake Cuyahoga Cleveland Metroparks


Shelby Reservoir #2 and #3

Richland City of Shelby Fishing/Fish Management 12/31/2041 0 88 88

Silver Creek Lake Summit Summit Metro

Parks Fishing/Fish

Management 5/7/2020 0 616 616

Sippo Lake Park Stark Stark County Park


Management 1/5/2023 0 89 89

Slope Creek Reservoir (B.R. #3)

Belmont Village of Barnesville

Fishing/Fish Management/Hunting Continuous 547 93 640

Southgate Ponds Summit City of Green Fishing/Fish

Management 2/14/2031 0 171 171

Springfield Lake Summit Village of

Lakemore Fishing/Fish

Management 6/14/2029 0 250 250

St. Clairsville City Reservoir Belmont City of St. Clairsville Fishing/Fish


St. Joseph Lake Perry Village of Somerset Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 58 58

Stokely Ponds Paulding Village of Paulding Fishing/Fish Management 12/1/2017 0 7 7

Sunbury Upground #1 Delaware Village of Sunbury Fishing/Fish

Management 4/19/2021 0 6 6

Sunbury Upground #2 Delaware Village of Sunbury Fishing/Fish

Management 4/19/2021 0 11 11

Swanton Waterworks Reservoir

Lucas Village of Swanton Fishing/Fish Management 12/9/2021 0 64 64

Tappan Lake Harrison MWCD Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 2,274 2,274

Tuscarawas River Coshocton John W. & Margie

M. Baird Fishing/Fish


Tuscarawas River - Bob Nelson Access

Coshocton Bob Nelson Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 0 0



Water Acres

Total Acres

Tuscarawas River -Orange Access

Coshocton ODOT Fishing/Fish Management Continuous 0 0 0

Upper Sandusky Reservoir #1

Wyandot City of Upper Sandusky


Upper Sandusky Reservoir #2

Wyandot City of Upper Sandusky


Van Wert #1 Van Wert City of Van Wert Fishing/Fish Management 7/17/2021 0 81 81

Van Wert #2 Van Wert City of Van Wert Fishing/Fish Management 7/17/2021 0 60 60

Walborn Reservoir Stark

City of Alliance/Stark

Parks

Fishing/Fish Management/Hunting 1/5/2023 1,807 651 2,458

Washington Park Ponds Fayette City of Washington

Court House Fishing/Fish


Wauseon Reservoir #1 and #2

Fulton City of Wauseon Fishing/Fish Management 2/15/2021 0 60 60

Wellington Lower Reservoir

Lorain Lorain County Metro Parks


Wellington Upground Reservoir

Lorain City of Wellington Fishing/Fish Management 5/1/2022 0 186 186

Westlake Recreation Center Pond

Cuyahoga City of Westlake Fishing/Fish Management 12/31/2025 0 5 5

White Star Quarry Sandusky Sandusky County


Management 3/1/2018 0 236 236

Willard Reservoir Huron City of Willard Fishing/Fish

Management 2/1/2042 0 355 355

Williams Reservoir Allen City of Lima Fishing/Fish

Management 5/22/2022 0 640 640

Wills Creek Reservoir Muskingum MWCD Fishing/Fish


Winchester Reservoir Adams Village of

Winchester Fishing/Fish

Management 7/7/2024 0 34 34

W.W. Knight Preserve Pond Wood Wood County

Parks Fishing/Fish

Management 7/1/2020 0 22 22

Yellow Creek Reservoir (Leipsic Reservoir)

Putnam Village of Leipsic Fishing/Fish Management 2/1/2017 0 51 51

Yoctangee Park Lake Ross City of Chillicothe Fishing/Fish




Water Acres

Total Acres

Youth Fishing Pond Lake Painesville Parks

and Cemeteries Fishing/Fish

Management 5/24/2024 0 3 3

SUBTOTAL 6,454 42,343 48,798

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

AEP - Conesville Coal Lands

Coshocton, Muskingum

American Electric Power Wildlife Management Continuous 10,635 0 10,635

AEP - Gavin Power Wildlife Area

Gallia & Meigs


AEP - Poston Plant Lands Athens American Electric

Power Wildlife Management Continuous 1,760 0 1,760

AEP - ReCreation Lands

Morgan, Muskingum,

& Noble


Braceville Public Hunting Area

Trumbull Trumbull County MetroParks Wildlife Management 6/13/2038 77 0 77

Caesar Creek Wildlife Area

Clinton & Warren USACE Fish & Wildlife

Management 50 years 3,100 2,300 5,400

Consol - Powhatan Point Wildlife Area

Monroe CNX Land Resources Wildlife Management Renews

Annually 4,216 0 4,216

Deer Creek Wildlife Area

Fayette, Pickaway, &

Madison USACE Fish & Wildlife


Delaware Wildlife Area

Delaware, Marion, & Morrow

USACE Fish & Wildlife Management 25 years 6,970 1,017 7,987

Dillon Wildlife Area

Licking & Muskingum USACE Fish & Wildlife


East Fork Wildlife Area Clermont USACE Fish & Wildlife

Management 50 years 3,292 409 3,701

Elm Road Public Hunting Area


Gavin Power Wildlife Area Gallia Gavin Power LLC Wildlife Management Continuous 1,346 0 1,346

Grand River Wildlife Area Trumbull Western Reserve

Land Conservancy Wildlife Management 8/1/2039 153 0 153

Green Island Wildlife Area Ottawa U.S. Department of

Interior Wildlife Management Continuous 16 0 16



Water Acres

Total Acres

Hellbender Bluff Public Hunting Area

Columbiana Columbiana County Park District Wildlife Management 9/28/2034 752 0 752

Jockey Hollow-Consol

Belmont & Harrison Consol Energy Wildlife Management Renews

Annually 1,322 168 1,490

Kokosing Wildlife Area Knox USACE Fish & Wildlife

Management 25 years 1,200 123 1,323

LaDue Public Hunting Area

Geauga & Portage City of Akron Wildlife Management 2/8/2031 7,316 1,475 8,791

Lake Snowden Athens Hocking College Fish & Wildlife Management 27 years 652 0 652

Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area

Lucas Robert Taylor (private land) Wildlife Management 12/31/2019 5 0 5

Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area

Lucas Spencer Township Trustees Wildlife Management Renews

Annually 15 0 15

Mesopotamia Public Hunting Area


Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area Lucas U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service Wildlife Management 12/31/2019 350 0 350

Mogadore Reservoir Portage City of Akron Waterfowl/Archery

Hunting and Trapping 2/8/2031 1,403 1,076 2,479

Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area

Trumbull USACE Fish & Wildlife Management 7/30/2021 1,353 0 1,353

Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area Defiance Defiance County

Commissioners Wildlife Management

& Recreation 11/5/2057 23 0 23

Paint Creek Wildlife Area

Highland & Ross USACE Fish & Wildlife


Pipe Creek Wildlife Area (Big Island Marsh Facility)

Erie City of Sandusky/ Admiral's Harbour

Fish & Wildlife Management 99 years 97 0 97

Scenic Vista Public Hunting Area

Columbiana Columbiana County Park District Wildlife Management 9/28/2034 251 0 251

Shenango Wildlife Area Trumbull USACE Fish & Wildlife

Management 3/31/2024 3,458 1,432 4,890

Superior Wildlife Area Vinton Superior

Hardwoods Wildlife Management Continuous 2,442 0 2,442

West Branch Wildlife Area Portage USACE Fish & Wildlife

Management Being

Renewed 4,000 2,016 6,016



Water Acres

Total Acres

West Farmington Public Hunting Area


SUBTOTAL 132,324 13,829 146,153

TOTAL 138,779 56,172 194,951

Elmon Richards Scioto River

Conneaut Creek SR

Jesse OwensSP & WA

Little BeaverCreek SR

Delaware SP

Olentangy SR

Olentangy WA

ZimmermanPrairie NP

Florida WADry Creek WA

FairportFish Unit

Fort Meigs WA

FlatrockCreek WA

Six Mile WA

Whitey Case WA

Rocky Fork Gorge - Miller Sanctuary DNP

Anderson CompassPlant Prairie NP

BakerWoods DNP

Andreoff WA

Eagle Creek WA

Cravat SF

Forty Acre Pond

Circleville Canal WAMurrayCity

LAWRENCE

SCIOTOGALLIA

ADAMS

PIKE MEIGSJACKSON

BROWN

CLERMONTHAMILTON

HIGHLAND

VINTONROSSATHENS

CLINTONWARRENBUTLER WASHINGTONHOCKINGFAYETTE

MORGANPICKAWAY

GREENE

MONROEPERRY

MONTGOMERYPREBLE FAIRFIELD

NOBLECLARK

MADISON

FRANKLINMUSKINGUM

BELMONT

MIAMI GUERNSEYLICKINGCHAMPAIGN

DARKE

HARRISONDELAWARE COSHOCTON

SHELBYUNIONLOGAN KNOX JEFFERSON

HOLMES

TUSCARAWAS

AUGLAIZEMARION

MORROW CARROLLMERCER

HARDIN

ALLEN

COLUMBIANAWAYNEWYANDOT RICHLAND

STARK

CRAWFORDVAN

WERT ASHLAND

MAHONINGHANCOCK

PUTNAM SENECAPAULDING MEDINA

HURONSUMMIT

PORTAGE

SANDUSKYDEFIANCE

OTTAWA

HENRY TRUMBULLLORAINWOOD ERIE

CUYAHOGA

LUCAS

WILLIAMSGEAUGA

FULTONLAKE

ASHTABULA

Castalia WA

Clear Fork Gorge NP

CooperriderKent Bog NP

CulbersonWoods NP

Dan & MargaretJames WA

Dupont Marsh NP

East Fork WA

KarloFen NP

Kincaid Springs State WA

Lake Hope SP

Lake WhiteTailwaters WA

Lakeside Daisy NP

Mad River WA

Marblehead Lighthouse SP

Marsh Wetlands WA

Mazurik Lake Erie Access WA

Millers Blue Hole WA

Mud Lake Bog NP

Ohio River Access - Forked Run WA

Ohio River Forked Run SP

Old Woman Creek (Nerr) NP

Pike Lake SP

Portage LakesWetland NP

Raven Rock NP

SilverCreek WA

Toussaint Creek WA

Tummonds NP

Waterloo WA

Willow Point WA

Zanesville SF

Scioto Trail SP

Conkles Hollow NP

Conneaut Swamp NP

Sheick Hollow NP

RhododendronCove NP

Saltpetre Cave NP

Hueston Woods NPLittle RockyHollow NP

Creek Road WA

A W Marion SP

Adams Lake SPAdams Lake Prairie NP

Aldrich Pond WA

Aquilla WA

Auburn Marsh WA

Augusta-AnneOlsen NP

Barkcamp SP

Beach City WA

Beaver Creek WA

Big DarbyCreek SR

Blackhand Gorge NP

Bonnet Pond NP

Boord NP

Bott WA

Broken Aro WABrush Creek SF

Buck Creek SPBuckeye LakeCanal WA BuffaloFork WA

Caesar Creek SPCaesarCreekGorge NP

CampBelden WA

CampbellNP

CascadeWayside WA

Catawba Island SP

Cedar Bog NP

Chaparral Prairie NP

Chapin SF

ChristmasRocks NP

ClarkLake WA

ClouseLake WA

Coalton WA

Collier NP

Conant WA

South Ridge Rd Access

CooperHollow WA

Cowan Lake SP

Crooked Run NP

Crown City WA

Darke WA

Darr-Root WA

Daughmer Savannah NP

Davey Woods NP

Deer Creek WA

Delaware WA

Delaware-Whetstone WA

DelawareStrine WA

Dempseys Sandusky Bay WA

DesonierNP

Dillon WADistrict 1Headquarters

WildlifeDistrict 2 WildlifeDistrict 3

WildlifeDistrict 5

Dorset WA

Eagle Creek NP

East Fork SP

Emerald Hills NP

Erie Sand Barrens NP

Findley SP

Firestone/Yeagley WA

Fish Creek WA

Flint Run WA Forked Run SP

Fowler Woods NP

Fox'sMarsh WA

Fox Lake WA

Fulton Pond WA

Funk Bottoms WA

GahannaWoods NPGallagher

Springfield Fen NP

Geneva SP

Gifford SF

Goll Woods NP

Goode Prairie NP

Gott Fen NP

Grant Lake WA

Great Seal SP

Green Island WA

Green Springs SF

Greenfield Dam WA

Gross MemorialWoods NP

Guilford Lake SP

HallsCreek NP

HambdenOrchard WA

Hanby WA

Harrison SF

Harrison Lake SP

Hebron WA

Honey Point WA

Huron WA

Independence Dam SP

IndianCreek WA

IrwinPrairie NP

Jackson Lake SP & WA

Jefferson Lake SP

John Bryan SP

Johnson Ridge NP

Johnson Woods NP

K H Butler WA

Keen WA

Kessler Swamp NP

Killbuck Marsh WA

Killbuck Walhonding WA

Kinnikinnick WA

KnobbysPrairie WA

Knox Lake WA

Kuehnle WA

Kyle Woods NP

Lake Alma SP

LakeLogan SP

Lake Milton SP

Lake Park WA

Lake WayneR Carr WA

Lake White SP

LankerWA

Lawrence Woods NPLawrence Woods WA

Leesville WA

Liberty WA

Liberty/OwensFen NP

Little Chickasaw WA

Little DarbyCreek SR

LittleMiami SR

Little Portage WA

London WA

Lower KillbuckCreek WA

MackeyFord WA

MadisonLake SP

MallardClub WA

Mantua Bog NP

Mary Jane Thurston SP

Maumee Bay SP

Maumee River Weir Rapids WA

Maumee SR

Mccracken Fen NP

Meilke RoadSavannaWA

Meiners WA

Mentor Marsh NP

Mercer WA

Metzger Marsh WA

Meyerholtz WA

Middle Bass Island SP

Milan WA

Missionary Island WA

Mohican SPMohican-Memorial SFMohler WA

MonroeBasin WA

MonroeLake WA

Morris Woods NP

MosquitoLake SP

MosquitoCreek WA

Mt Gilead SP

Muskingum Lock & Dam 4 SPMuskingum River SP

Nelson-KennedyLedges SP

NewLyme WA

North Bass Island SP

North Pond NP

NorthTurkeyfoot WA

Odnr NR

Ohio River Access - Old Town Creek WAOhio River Access - Racine WA

Ohio River Access - Shade River WA

Ohio RiverLock & Dam 15 WA

Ohio River Lock & Dam 18 WA



Oldaker WA

Olentangy-SeymourWoods NP

Orwell WA

Ottoville Quarry WA

Oxbow Lake WA

Paint Creek WA

Paint CreekLake WA

Pallister NP

Parkersburg WA

Pater WA

Pickerel Creek WA

Pleasant Valley WA

PortagePath WA

Portage River WA

PowelsonWA

Punderson SP

Pymatuning SP

QuailHollow SP

Resthaven WA

RichlandFurnace SF

Rock MillLake WA

Rockbridge NP

Rocky Fork SP

Rome NP

Rush Run WA

Salt Fork WA

Sandusky AbbottsBridge SRSanduskyIzaak Walton SR

Sandusky - Heck Bridge SR

Sandusky Wolf Creek SR

Sawmill WA

Scioto Brush Creek NP

Sears Woods NP

Senecaville WA

SeymourWoods NP

Shallenberger NP

Shawnee SP

SheepskinHollow NP

Shoemaker NP

Shreve Lake WA

Siegenthaler-KaestnerEsker NP Simco WA

Six Mile Dam -Walhonding River WA

South Bass Island SP

Spencer Lake WA

Spring Valley WA

SpringvilleMarsh NP

St Joseph River WA

St Marys State WA

Stages Pond NP

Stillwater SR

Stillwater Scenic River - Greenville Falls SR

Stonelick SP

StroudsRun SP

Sugar CreekWA

SwampCottonwood NP

Sycamore SP

SymmesTownship WA

Tar Hollow SP

Tiffin River WA

Tranquility WA

Triangle LakeBog NP

The Trump WA

Turkey Ridge WA

Upper Cuyahoga SR

Urbana WA

Van Buren SP

Van Tassel WA

Vernon A LuthmanTecumseh WA

Veto Lake WA

Vinton Furnace SFVinton Furnace WA

Wallace H.O'Dowd WA

Warren WAWellingtonWA

Wellston WA

West BlueRock SF

West Branch SP

West Harbor WA

Whipple NP

WillardMarsh WA Wingfoot LakeSP & WA

Wolf Creek WA

WoodlandTrails WA

Wright-Davis NP

Wyandot WA

Yellow Creek SF

Zaleski SF

Zepernick WACarmean Woods NP

Conneaut WA

CranberryBog NP

Headlands Dunes NPHeadlands Beach SP

Kiser Lake SP

Drew Woods NP

BeaverCreek SF

Sandusky Indian Mill Access SR

Wilson Wetlands WA

Brush Creek WA

Fallsville WA

Highlandtown WA

JockeyHollow WA

Tri-ValleyWA

Davis Memorial NP

Saint Mary's RiverWetlands NP

Tar Hollow SF

Mohican River WA

Woodbury WA

Beaver Creek SP

Great Miami River WA

Tinkers Creek SPTinkers Creek NP Brook WA

Hueston Woods SP

Burr Oak SP

Jackson Bog NP

Indian Lake WA

East Harbor SP Kelleys Island SPMagee

Marsh WA

Hocking Hills SP

Lake La Su An WA

Robert JNunney WA

Perry SF

Portage Lakes SP

LakeKatharine NP

Acadia CliffsWA

Ales Run WA

BerlinLakeWA

Deer Creek SP

Egypt Valley WA

Fernwood SF

Shade River SF

Lake Loramie SP

Ross Lake WAScioto

Trail SF

Shawnee SF

CliftonGorge NP

Wolf Run SP

Boch Hollow NP

Grand River WA

Killdeer Plains WA

Sheldon Marsh NP

BlueRockSP

Blue Rock SF

Salt Fork SP

Dean SF

Maumee SF

Hocking SF

SunfishCreek SF

Tycoon Lake WASamuels WA

Big IslandWA

PikeSF

Moxley WA

Valley Run WA

Little Miami Scenic Park SP

Lake Lepomis WA

Malabar Farm SP

Indian Lake SP

Buckeye Lake SP

Grand Lake St Marys SP

L a k e E rie

FEE ACRES

EXPLANATIONDivision of Coastal ManagementDivision of ForestryDivision of Mineral Resources ManagementDivision of Parks & WatercraftWatercraft - Scenic RiversDivision of WildlifeNatural Areas and PreservesAdministration

Page 51 Land Inventory FY 2019

Ladue Hunting Area

Thompson NP

Conesville Public Recreation Area

Consol - Holloway Hunting Area

AEP Southern Ohio Recreation Area

John Bryan SPAEP Recreation Land

Joseph Steinen WAPutnam Marsh Hunting Area

Conservation Farm WA

Black Run Wetland WA

Mogadore Reservoir WA

Walborn Reservoir WA

Scenic Vista WA

Township's Meilke Road Savanna WA

Old Woman Creek (NERR) NP

Taylor's Meilke Road Savanna WA

Barnesville Reservoir #1Barnesville Slope CreekReservoir #3

Barnesville Rotary Park Reservoir #4Barnesville Reservoir #2

Elmon RichardsScioto River WA

Hocking SFHocking Hills SP

Hellbender Bluff WA

Campbell NP

Miltonville Fishing Access

Wilson Wetlands WA

Coldwater CreekTreatment Train WA

Braceville Hunting Area

Captina CreekConservation Area

Bartley NP

Little Darby Creek SR

Conneaut Creek SR

LAWRENCE

SCIOTO GALLIAADAMS

PIKEMEIGS

JACKSONBROWN

CLERMONT

HAMILTONHIGHLAND

VINTONROSS

ATHENS

CLINTONWARRENBUTLER WASHINGTONHOCKING

FAYETTEMORGAN

PICKAWAYGREENE MONROEPERRYMONTGOMERYPREBLE FAIRFIELD NOBLE

CLARK MADISONFRANKLIN MUSKINGUM

BELMONTMIAMI GUERNSEYLICKING

CHAMPAIGNDARKE

HARRISONDELAWARE COSHOCTONSHELBY UNIONLOGAN

KNOX JEFFERSON

HOLMES

TUSCARAWAS

AUGLAIZEMARION

MORROW

CARROLLMERCER HARDIN

ALLENCOLUMBIANAWAYNEWYANDOT

RICHLANDSTARKCRAWFORD

VANWERT

ASHLANDMAHONINGHANCOCKPUTNAM

SENECAPAULDING MEDINAHURON SUMMIT PORTAGE

SANDUSKYDEFIANCE

OTTAWA

HENRY

TRUMBULLLORAIN

WOOD ERIE CUYAHOGA

LUCASWILLIAMS GEAUGAFULTONLAKE ASHTABULA

Bigelow Cemetery NP

White Pine Bog Forest NP

Crabill Fen NP

Kleinmaier Rhododendron Hollow NPRhododendron US Route 33 Easement NP

Olentangy Scenic River - Mt Air Access SR

Big Island WA

Black Fork Bottom WA

Blackhand Gorge NP

Superior WA

Caesar Creek Gorge NP

Cherp's Eagle Valley WA

Jackson Lake SP

Delaware SP Delaware WA

Dillon SPDillon WA

Fish Creek WAGrand River WA

Halls Creek Woods NP

Kokosing SR

Kokosing Lake WA

Wakefield Fishing Access

Little Miami Roxanna Road SR

Lower Killbuck Creek WA

Mac-O-Chee Creek WA

Oxbow Lake WA

Pickaway Plains NP

Pipe Creek WA

Portage Path WA

Poston Plant Lands WA

Prairie Creek Nature WA

Ringneck Ridge WA

Scioto River Streambank WA

Seneca County Park District WA

SenecavilleFish Hatchery

Shenango WA

Stillwater SR

Burr Oak SPTaylor Ridge WA

Unglaciated AppalachianPlateau SF

West Branch SP

Whipple NP

Beaver Creek SP

Clear Creek NP

Crane Hollow NP

Flatiron Bog NP

Greenbelt NP

Audubon Islands NP

Aurora Sanctuary NPBeck, Evans Memorial NP

Betsch Fen NP

Brown's Lake Bog NP

Burton Wetlands NP

Hach-Otis NP

Herrick Fen NP

Jackson Bog NP

Kendrick Woods NP

Knox Woods NP

Ladd Natural Bridge NP

Mccoy, William C. NP

Mentor Marsh NP

Myersville Fen NP

Tucker, Walter A. NP

North Shore Alvar NP

Novak Sanctuary NP

Pickerington Ponds NP

Sharon Woods NPSpring Beauty Dell NP

Travertine Fen NP

Trillium Trails NP

Warder-Perkins NP

Thomas NP

Rothenbuhler Woods NP

Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary NP

Riddle NP

Stratford Woods NPMilford Center Prairie NP

Prairie Road Fen NP

Consol EnergyPowhatan Point WA

Little Beaver Creek SR

Smith Cemetery NP

Spring Brook Sanctuary NP

Christmas Rocks NP

Forrest Woods NP

Ka Ma Ma Prairie NP

Bluejay Barrens NP

Camp Oty'Okwa NP

Cedar Bog NP

Davis Memorial NP

Woodland Fernleaf False Foxglove NP

Harley Baker NP

Hutchins NP

Wahkeena Memorial NP

Kitty Todd NP

Lash's Bog NP

Plum Run Prairie NP

Rockbridge NP

Grand Lake St Marys SP

Buck Creek SP

Caesar Creek WA

Kiser Lake Wetlands NPAlum Creek SP

Caesar Creek SP

Deer Creek WA

WestFarmington WA

Elm Road WA

Mesopotamia WA

Berlin Lake WA

Deer Creek SP

East Fork SPEast Fork WA

Strait Creek Prairie NP

Rocky Fork Gorge - Etawah Woods NPRocky Fork Gorge DNP

Paint Creek Lake WA

Funk Bottoms WA

Paint Creek SP

Chaparral Prairie NP

Mosquito Lake SP

Mosquito Creek WA

Olentangy Scenic River SR

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EASEMENT ACRES

EXPLANATIONDivision of ForestryDivision of ParksWatercraft - Scenic RiversDivision of WildlifeNatural Areas and Preserves

Page 53 Land Inventory FY 2019

Mike DeWine, Governor

Mary Mertz, Director, Department of Natural Resources

Paul R. Baldridge, Chief, Office of Real Estate and Land Management

Ohio Department of Natural Resources Fiscal Year 2019 Land Inventory

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