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Conservancy Gets New Wine Bottles

Published: 02/20/2012
Now at the Andersons, Black Swamp Conservancy wine featuring pictures of the properties we help protect. more»

Black Swamp Conservancy Protects Three More Farms

Published: 02/10/2012
Black Swamp Conservancy has added three properties to its conserved lands.  With the addition of these farms, Black Swamp Conservancy has now protected a total of 11,251 acres in northwest Ohio. more»

Black Swamp Conservancy Adds 1753 Acres in 2011

Published: 01/30/2012
Black Swamp Conservancy added 1,753 acres of land to their conservation holdings in 2011. With the addition of 12 new properties, the Conservancy now protects 11,171 acres of farmland and natural areas from development, forever. more»

Black Swamp Conservancy Protects 600-Acre Farm

Published: 12/15/2011
Black Swamp Conservancy, along with the U.S and Ohio departments of agriculture, has entered into a permanent farmland preservation agreement with a Sandusky County family. The agreement covers a 604-acre farm, the Conservancy’s largest protected property to date. more»

No "Tree Museums" Here

Published: 12/13/2011
With the Black Swamp Conservancy in Mother Nature’s corner, that sentence is becoming a distant memory in northwest Ohio. Dedicated to protecting agricultural and natural areas through land conservation, the Black Swamp conservancy is a non-profit organization unlike any other. more»

Conservancy Director Speaks to Swanton Rotary

Published: 12/01/2011
Perrysburg, OH – Ohio loses farmland at a dramatic rate. Something must be done about it before we lose our ability to feed a growing population in our nation and the world. That’s according to Kevin Joyce, executive director of Black Swamp Conservancy. Mr. Joyce spoke about agricultural land preservation at the Swanton Rotary Club meeting on more»

Toledo Community Foundation Awards Grant to Conservancy

Published: 11/28/2011
Toledo, OH –Toledo Community Foundation has made a $4000 grant to Black Swamp Conservancy. The Conservancy will use the grant money to establish an education program for young people about land conservation. more»

Conservancy Protects Seneca County Farm

Published: 11/18/2011
Tiffin, OH – Black Swamp Conservancy, along with the U.S. and Ohio Departments of Agriculture, has entered into a permanent farmland preservation agreement with a Seneca County landowner. more»