Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is a nature preserve located in Swanton Township, Ohio, owned and operated by Metroparks Toledo. Most of the park is an oak savanna ecosystem, characterized by alternating wetland and vegetated dunes.
The park hosts the Beuhner Center, an interactive nature center. There are over fifty miles of trails in Oak Openings Preserve.
The park gets its name from the region in which it is located. Oak Openings Preserve lies within the larger Oak Openings Region. The region hosts over 180 rare species of plants and animals. This is over one-third of all rare species found in the state of Ohio.
According to The Nature Conservancy, the Oak Openings Region is one of the 200 "Last Great Places on Earth".
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The falls at Mallard Lake.
References
- ^ "Metroparks Toledo Agency Overview". Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "A Rich History". Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Rules and Regulations". Metroparks Toledo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Oak Openings Preserve Metropark". Metroparks Toledo.
- ^ "The Oak Openings Region, 'One of America's Last Great Places'". Archived from the original on February 2, 2007.
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