DAWO: A Walk in the Woods
Ferguson Land Laboratory, Beavercreek High School, 2660 Dayton Xenia Rd, Beavercreek, OH, 45434 Map
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Registration Required Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FULL. This is the rescheduled Nov. 9 event, which was cancelled because of inclement weather. We apologize, but we are no longer accepting registrations.
In October, a large group of members and supporters of the Dayton Area Wild Ones were treated to an educational and enjoyable guided hike of Wright State Woods, led by Don Cipollini. Our November program will continue with the “walk in the woods” theme. Our destination is the Ferguson Land Laboratory, which was just added to the Old-Growth Forest Network with a ceremony on October 1 – the first designated old-growth forest in Greene County and the entire Dayton region! The Old-Growth Forest Network is a national network of protected, native, publicly accessible mature forests.
Our guide will be Dave Nolin, retired Director of Conservation at Five Rivers MetroParks. We’ll learn the history of this 44-acre remnant forest, the characteristics of an old-growth forest, and how it came to be protected as we walk its trails.
Trails: We will be walking on dirt trails crossed by tree roots in areas. There are a couple of slopes.
Directions: From Dayton-Xenia Road, enter on the east side of the high school property at the edge of the woods. Continue on the access road past the large parking lot and tennis courts on the left. Parking is on the left just past the tennis courts, here.