News
An Enduring Vision for Modroo Farm
A Look Back The historic Modroo Family Farm on Hemlock Road has served as the gateway to Russell Township and Geauga County …
Conservation Stories
Russell Township Park District and Western Reserve Land Conservancy save Modroo Farm
Western Reserve Land Conservancy has officially acquired 53 acres of the historic Modroo family farm in Geauga County and transferred ownership to …
Conservation Stories
109-acre “oasis” conserved in Geauga County
Western Reserve Land Conservancy has been granted a conservation easement on a 109-acre property in a highly developable part of Bainbridge Township. …
Conservation Stories
Conservation groups to receive $1 million to protect Lake Erie coastal wetlands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved $1 million for the Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands project, a collaborative effort addressing the critical …
Property Listing
Geauga County Recreation Land
Imagine: Paddleboarding, swimming and canoing every weekend in your own crystal clear lake. Enjoying an unforgettable waterfowl season every year. Hiking, biking, …
Property Listing
Vacant general commercial land
A recent zoning change from residential to general commercial allows for a variety of uses. The property is located on the west …
Property Listing
Newbury farmland and forest
This is an 82-acre property – 74 acres with a conservation easement plus eight acres fronting on Bell Road for two homesites. …
Publication
Connections 2014
News
Common Ground: The Regional Land Protection Report for northern Ohio
The first comprehensive examination of land conservation in northern Ohio has determined that about 7 percent of the area, or 295,322 acres, …
Conservation Stories
Going for the green
How often is a golf course allowed to revert to its natural state after it ceases operations? Almost never. But that is …
Landowners
Parkman Township farm is permanently preserved
A 285-acre working dairy farm with one of the most scenic views in Geauga County has been permanently protected by an agricultural …
Conservation Stories
A force for conservation
As a child, no one had to prod Kathy Leavenworth to go outside and play. She and her friends spent their non-school …