Lake Erie Islands Chapter

Green Ribbon Initiative

The Black Swamp Conservancy is "the Perrysburg-based land trust that is doing so much to preserve agriculturally and ecologically significant land in the region."

- Steve Pollick, The (Toledo) Blade

Our unique corner of the world in northwest Ohio was once called the Great Black Swamp. This expanse of wetlands and woodlands stretched from Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to Sandusky, Ohio. Beneath a dense canopy of oaks lived a rich diversity of plants and animals. When settlers discovered the agricultural value of the soil, they cleared and drained much of the swamp to create some of this nation's most productive farmland.

Today, northwest Ohio's farmlands, meadows, wetlands, and woods are home to thousands of native treasures from trillium and burr oak to bluebird and great blue heron, while our rich agricultural soils provide food for this nation's growing population.

It's simple. Northwest Ohio is our home. It is vital to our future to balance growth with conservation of natural and agricultural areas. Just as our landscape shapes us, we also shape our landscape.

Those elements that make northwest Ohio unique are in danger of being irrevocably altered. Working with landowners, The Black Swamp Conservancy takes direct, non-political action to ensure that growth is balanced by the corresponding protection of our region's natural resources.

Black Swamp Conservancy featured in Toledo City Paper. Read about us here!

Read the executive director's 2007 annual report to members.

Learn what's new at The Black Swamp Conservancy, including press releases and newsletters.

Check out our Lake Erie Island Chapter's logo gear at LEIC's online store.

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